Crime in CB5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
CB5 recorded 147 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 5.8% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring43.95 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment147 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 5.8% year-on-year
Total Crimes
147Annual Crime Rate
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Within CB5 district
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 7 |
| Nursery Close Map | total: 6 Drugs: 3 Other crime: 2 | 6 |
| B1047 Map | total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 6 |
| Hawthorn Way Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 6 |
| Ekin Road Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Durrant Close Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 1 | 4 |
| Ditton Fields Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Jack Warren Green Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1 | 4 |
| Marleigh Lane Map | total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Bradley Road Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: CB5
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CB5 (45.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (17.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in CB5 has risen noticeably — by 5.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for CB5 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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