Crime in BN13: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
BN13 recorded 199 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.49 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 43.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 24.6% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring65.43 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment199 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 24.6% year-on-year
Total Crimes
199Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Police Station Map | total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Drugs: 2 | 13 |
| Weald Place Map | total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 10 |
| Wellingham Lane Map | total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Possession of weapons: 1 | 7 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 1 | 5 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 5 Possession of weapons: 2 Shoplifting: 2 | 5 |
| Chantry Road Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Durrington Lane Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1 | 4 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Chippers Road Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: BN13
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BN13 (43.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (23.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in BN13 has fallen sharply — by 24.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for BN13 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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