Crime in CO6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
CO6 recorded 101 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.12 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 51.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 23.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring26.1 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment101 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 23.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
101Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Court Street Map | total: 6 Other crime: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 6 |
| Partridge Close Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Hanover Bridge Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Copingford End Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Chapel Road Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Armoury Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 3 Shoplifting: 3 | 3 |
| Tey Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| Prentice Place Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Honywood Close Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: CO6
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CO6 (51.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (8.9%) and Other Theft (7.9%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in CO6 has fallen sharply — by 23.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for CO6 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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