Total Crime Rate

800.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

304.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 800.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 304.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.6 10/10
  • Public order 54.6 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Drugs 36.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Robbery 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queensway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 530 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 800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 334.0% higher than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 304.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (PO21 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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