Crime in BN12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
BN12 recorded 108 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.02 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.3% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring35.1 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment108 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 21.3% year-on-year
Total Crimes
108Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Lavinia Court Map | total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 10 | 10 |
| Alexandra Court Map | total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 8 |
| Marine Drive Map | total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Robbery: 1 | 4 |
| Coleridge Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1 | 4 |
| Melbourne Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 3 |
| Cavendish Close Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3 | 3 |
| Keystone Close Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Kithurst Close Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Melville Way Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: BN12
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BN12 (40.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (23.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.0%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in BN12 has risen sharply — by 21.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for BN12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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