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Crime · Birches Green
Reported crime in central Birches Green
5,891 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 156 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,891
Rate / 1,000
156
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,620 | 44% |
| Shoplifting | 554 | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 427 | 7% |
| Vehicle crime | 399 | 7% |
| Public order | 374 | 6% |
| Other theft | 320 | 5% |
| Burglary | 305 | 5% |
| Drugs | 202 | 3% |
| Robbery | 178 | 3% |
| Anti social behaviour | 172 | 3% |
| Possession of weapons | 149 | 3% |
| Other crime | 96 | 2% |
| Theft from the person | 60 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 35 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 203 | 224 | 205 | 213 | 227 | 190 | 213 | 204 | 213 | 237 | 272 | 219 | 2620 |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 39 | 55 | 69 | 54 | 60 | 36 | 47 | 554 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 427 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 33 | 42 | 47 | 399 |
| Public order | 23 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 45 | 58 | 33 | 374 |
| Other theft | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 320 |
| Burglary | 16 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 305 |
| Drugs | 22 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 202 |
| Robbery | 16 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 178 |
| Anti social behaviour | 22 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 172 |
| Possession of weapons | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 149 |
| Other crime | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 96 |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | |
| Total | 464 | 518 | 444 | 436 | 447 | 406 | 482 | 526 | 494 | 545 | 596 | 533 | 5891 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Birches Green, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 37,660.