Total Crime Rate
255.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London 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.
View Crime In Bersted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2259 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2259 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berrymill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lyon Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berrymill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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