Total Crime Rate
932.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
460.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 3rd 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 High Street (PO21 1RX) in the last 12 months was 932.2 per 1,000 residents and was 405.6% 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 460.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PO21 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Merchant Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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