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Crime · Lower Compton
Reported crime in central Lower Compton
4,814 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 95 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
4,814
Rate / 1,000
95
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,205 | 46% |
| Anti social behaviour | 595 | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 403 | 8% |
| Other theft | 367 | 8% |
| Public order | 288 | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 208 | 4% |
| Drugs | 182 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 178 | 4% |
| Burglary | 135 | 3% |
| Other crime | 105 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 78 | 2% |
| Robbery | 28 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 26 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 16 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 187 | 185 | 158 | 222 | 161 | 160 | 177 | 156 | 205 | 201 | 189 | 204 | 2205 |
| Anti social behaviour | 77 | 70 | 50 | 64 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 595 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 27 | 403 |
| Other theft | 36 | 41 | 31 | 39 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 367 |
| Public order | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 35 | 288 |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 208 |
| Drugs | 23 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 182 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 178 |
| Burglary | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 135 |
| Other crime | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 105 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 78 |
| Robbery | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | ||
| Theft from the person | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 469 | 448 | 387 | 483 | 338 | 359 | 378 | 334 | 403 | 410 | 380 | 425 | 4814 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Lower Compton, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 50,736.