Total Crime Rate

223.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 223.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Richmond Road North area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 38th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road North (PO21 1AT) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road North (PO21 1AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Richmond Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berrymill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlingford Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlingford Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berrymill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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