Total Crime Rate

277.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 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 277.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyon Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 21st 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 Lyon Street (PO21 1BH) in the last 12 months was 277.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% 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 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lyon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street
Apr 2026Burglary Lyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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