Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO21 1HF) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around High Street (PO21 1HF), 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 2025Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glamis Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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