Total Crime Rate
223.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road 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 London Road (PO21 1BD) 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 London Road (PO21 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B2259 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glamis Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berrymill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berrymill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glamis Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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