Total Crime Rate
732.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sudley 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.
View Crime In Hotham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Norfolk Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
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