Total Crime Rate
365.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station 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 Station Road (PO21 1QD) 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 Station Road (PO21 1QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 222 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hotham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canada Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Steyne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Steyne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Circus | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Steyne Street | Under investigation |
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