Crime in HR5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
HR5 recorded 11 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 0.51 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 63.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 52.2% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring9.02 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment11 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 52.2% year-on-year
Total Crimes
11Annual Crime Rate
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Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Park View Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Morgans Orchard Map | total: 2 Other crime: 2 | 2 |
| The Straight Mile Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Fishpools Map | total: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 1 |
| Waterloo Road Map | total: 1 Burglary: 1 | 1 |
| Eywood Lane Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Owens Yard Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Oxford Lane Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Greenfield Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: HR5
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in HR5 (63.6%). Other Crime (18.2%) and Shoplifting (9.1%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in HR5 has fallen sharply — by 52.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for HR5 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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