Crime runs at 1.4 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.7 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Monthly recorded crimes within this area
Per 1,000 / month1.4
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this area
Violence and sexual offences
21
Public order
6
Shoplifting
5
Criminal damage and arson
3
Anti-social behaviour
2
Burglary
1
Recorded crimes by category within this area, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
On or near
Crimes
The Vale
6
Stour Road
3
Laurel Close
2
Ash Tree Close
2
Folletts Close
1
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk