Total Crime Rate

255.1 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 255.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

London Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 29th 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 London Road (PO21 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO21 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road
Sep 2025Other crime William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Berrymill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glamis Court
Sep 2025Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Berrymill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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