Total Crime Rate

304.4 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 304.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 20th highest crime rate of 532 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 High Street (PO21 1HA) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO21 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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