Crime in PO37: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PO37 recorded 60 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 55.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 14.3% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring58.23 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment60 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 14.3% year-on-year
Total Crimes
60Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1 | 4 |
| King Edwards Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Marine Cross Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Wilton Road Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Silver Trees Map | total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Carter Avenue Map | total: 2 Other theft: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Newbridge Close Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Drugs: 1 | 2 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 2 Shoplifting: 2 | 2 |
| Prospect Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PO37
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO37 (55.0%). Shoplifting (10.0%) and Other Theft (8.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO37 has fallen sharply — by 14.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for PO37 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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