Crime in PL18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PL18 recorded 35 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.96 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 62.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 59.1% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring22.42 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment35 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 59.1% year-on-year
Total Crimes
35Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe Way Map | total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 15 |
| Fore Street Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Wellpark Road Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other crime: 1 | 2 |
| The Beeches Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 2 |
| Woodland Close Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Rodda Close Map | total: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 1 |
| Liscombe Close Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Oll An Gwella Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Arum Grove Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Buzzard Rise Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PL18
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PL18 (62.9%). Criminal Damage & Arson (20.0%) and Public Order (5.7%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in PL18 has risen sharply — by 59.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for PL18 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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