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

Queensway 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 Queensway (PO21 1QL) 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 Queensway (PO21 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 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 Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime 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 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Circus —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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