RM17 has an annual crime rate of 73.16 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in RM17?

As of April 2026, RM17 has an annual crime rate of 73.16 per 1,000 residents, based on 288 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in RM17?

The most common crime type in RM17 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 117 incidents in April 2026 — 40.6% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the RM17 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in RM17: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

RM17 recorded 288 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.14 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.6% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

monitoring73.16 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment288 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

288

trending_down -1.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

73.16per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

933

Within RM17 district

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46,885

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
High Street Map	total: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Drugs: 3	24
Supermarket Map	total: 12 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 1	12
Exmouth Road Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 2	9
Argyll Road Map	total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2	8
Sherfield Road Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1	7
New Road Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 2	7
Crown Road Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2	7
Further/Higher Educational Building Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2	6
Castle Road Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 1	6
Grovelands Way Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2	6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

288 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

117

40.6%

Shoplifting

8.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

8.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.3%

Drug Offences

6.9%

Vehicle Crime

6.6%

Public Order

6.6%

Other Theft

5.6%

Weapons Possession

3.1%

Other Crime

2.4%

Burglary

2.1%

Theft from Person

1.0%

Robbery

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Crime Analysis: RM17

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RM17 (40.6%). Shoplifting (8.7%) and Anti-social Behaviour (8.0%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in RM17 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 73.16 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for RM17 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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