Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hook Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hook Lane (PO20 3SR) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Arundel & Walberton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hook Lane (PO20 3SR), the main crime hotspot is near Lidsey Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Toop Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidsey Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidsey Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidsey Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidsey Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgate Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Johns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Johns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Johns Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lidsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Johns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Johns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lidsey Road | β |
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