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Crime · Melin Griffith
Reported crime in the community of Whitchurch
1,125 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 68 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the community of Whitchurch, which includes Melin Griffith. There are no separate figures for Melin Griffith. What each figure covers
Total incidents
1,125
Rate / 1,000
68
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 342 | 30% |
| Anti social behaviour | 172 | 15% |
| Shoplifting | 143 | 13% |
| Public order | 117 | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 | 9% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 8% |
| Other theft | 57 | 5% |
| Burglary | 33 | 3% |
| Other crime | 19 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 14 | 1% |
| Drugs | 13 | 1% |
| Robbery | 11 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 9 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 342 |
| Anti social behaviour | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 172 |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 143 |
| Public order | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 117 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 99 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 89 |
| Other theft | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 57 |
| Burglary | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 33 | |
| Other crime | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| Drugs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| Robbery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | 90 | 80 | 109 | 100 | 95 | 76 | 76 | 93 | 72 | 91 | 111 | 132 | 1125 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Melin Griffith, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 16,538.