Crime in SO43: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SO43 recorded 8 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.05 per 1,000 residents. Criminal Damage & Arson accounts for the largest share of crime at 62.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 20.0% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring22.61 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment8 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 20.0% year-on-year
Total Crimes
8Annual Crime Rate
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Within SO43 district
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Parking Area Map | total: 2 Drugs: 1 Possession of weapons: 1 | 2 |
| Fir Close Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SO43
Criminal Damage & Arson accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SO43 (62.5%). Violence & Sexual Offences (12.5%) and Drug Offences (12.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SO43 has fallen sharply — by 20.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SO43 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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