Crime in HD4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
HD4 recorded 220 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.45 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 48.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 12.7% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring40.73 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment220 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 12.7% year-on-year
Total Crimes
220Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Edale Avenue Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 3 | 9 |
| Hawthorne Terrace Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other crime: 1 | 6 |
| Rose Avenue Map | total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 6 |
| Thackeray Grove Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1 | 5 |
| Blagden Lane Map | total: 5 Other crime: 1 Other theft: 1 | 5 |
| Victoria Close Map | total: 5 Drugs: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Ladybower Avenue Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1 | 4 |
| Naomi Road Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Other crime: 4 | 4 |
| Ashenhurst Rise Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: HD4
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in HD4 (48.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.7%) and Other Theft (6.4%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in HD4 has fallen sharply — by 12.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for HD4 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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