Total Crime Rate

1136.4 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 1136.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 531.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 86.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.3 10/10
  • Burglary 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 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

Crescent Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 2nd 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 Crescent Road (PO21 1QG) in the last 12 months was 1136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 550.8% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 300.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (PO21 1QG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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