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

London 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 London Road (PO21 1PP) 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 London Road (PO21 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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