Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 41st 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 1BN) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Street (PO21 1BN), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sudley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street West
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marian Way
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hislop Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hislop Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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