Total Crime Rate

857.1 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 857.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 175.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.5 10/10
  • Public order 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Drugs 40.8 10/10
  • Robbery 32.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 6th 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 1PT) in the last 12 months was 857.1 per 1,000 residents and was 390.9% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 363.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO21 1PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation

Data Sources

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