Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sussex Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 70th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Place (PO21 1EG) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Place (PO21 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 203 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 Sussex Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sudley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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