Total Crime Rate

224.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 224.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 39th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longford Road (PO21 1AG) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longford Road (PO21 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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