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

London Road 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 London Road (PO21 1DE) 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 London Road (PO21 1DE), 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.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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