Total Crime Rate

243.0 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 243.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Queens Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 30th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Square (PO21 1SA) in the last 12 months was 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Square (PO21 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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