Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hook 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 3TB) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 3TB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Johns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lidsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidsey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidsey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidsey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidsey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lidsey Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Johns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Johns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Johns Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Johns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Toop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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