Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 101st highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyon Street (PO21 1DA) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Street (PO21 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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