Total Crime Rate

304.4 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 304.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Lyon Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 20th highest crime rate of 532 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 Lyon Street (PO21 1BH) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Street (PO21 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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