Crime in CM4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
CM4 recorded 45 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.85 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 12.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring21.83 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment45 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 12.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
45Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkswood Road Map | total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 7 |
| Park/Open Space Map | total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 6 | 6 |
| Mellor Close Map | total: 3 Burglary: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| High Street Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other crime: 1 | 3 |
| Exley Close Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Orton Close Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| The Furlongs Map | total: 1 Burglary: 1 | 1 |
| Norton Road Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Bell Mead Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
| B1002 Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: CM4
Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in CM4 at 31.1%. Anti-social Behaviour (31.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.9%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in CM4 has risen sharply — by 12.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for CM4 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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