Crime in PO40: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
PO40 recorded 20 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.48 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 60.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 33.3% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring47.58 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment20 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 33.3% year-on-year
Total Crimes
20Annual Crime Rate
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Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Collards Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Brookside Close Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Cliff End Map | total: 2 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 2 |
| Greystones Lane Map | total: 1 Other theft: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Parkers Hill Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| School Green Road Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Sunset Close Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: PO40
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PO40 (60.0%). Other Theft (10.0%) and Public Order (10.0%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in PO40 has fallen sharply — by 33.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for PO40 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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