Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

High Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 90th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO21 1RF) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PO21 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Street. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lyon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glamis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sudley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glamis Street 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 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sudley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marian Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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