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Crime · Higher Compton
Reported crime in central Higher Compton
3,314 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 77 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,314
Rate / 1,000
77
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,492 | 45% |
| Anti social behaviour | 390 | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 290 | 9% |
| Other theft | 252 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 240 | 7% |
| Public order | 193 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 109 | 3% |
| Drugs | 101 | 3% |
| Burglary | 93 | 3% |
| Other crime | 81 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 38 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 14 | 0% |
| Robbery | 12 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 136 | 116 | 104 | 151 | 107 | 94 | 129 | 111 | 152 | 128 | 127 | 137 | 1492 |
| Anti social behaviour | 57 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 390 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 290 |
| Other theft | 28 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 252 |
| Shoplifting | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 240 |
| Public order | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 193 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 109 |
| Drugs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 101 |
| Burglary | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 93 |
| Other crime | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 81 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 338 | 308 | 280 | 319 | 242 | 225 | 248 | 238 | 282 | 289 | 259 | 286 | 3314 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Higher Compton, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 43,208.