Crime in SN8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SN8 recorded 86 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.58 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 14.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring32.39 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment86 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 14.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
86Annual Crime Rate
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 5 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Drugs: 1 | 4 |
| The New Severalls Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Castle Road Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Woodstock Court Map | total: 3 Other theft: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 3 |
| Pewsey Road Map | total: 3 Other crime: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 3 |
| Eric Leader Close Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Silverless Street Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| St George'S Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| West View Road Map | total: 2 Drugs: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SN8
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SN8 (36.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.3%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SN8 has fallen sharply — by 14.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SN8 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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