Total Crime Rate

732.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 732.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 362.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • 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

Sudley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 7th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sudley Road (PO21 1EP) in the last 12 months was 732.5 per 1,000 residents and was 319.5% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 428.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudley Road (PO21 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 235 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 Sudley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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