Total Crime Rate

365.7 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 365.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
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 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 15th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (PO21 1PY) in the last 12 months was 365.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 473.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (PO21 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 253 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 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Sep 2025Drugs William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime William Street Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Street West Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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