Total Crime Rate

765.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

407.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 765.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 407.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 329.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
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

Gatehouse Mews area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 530 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 Gatehouse Mews (PO21 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 765.4 per 1,000 residents and was 315.2% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 407.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatehouse Mews (PO21 1FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gatehouse Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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