Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High 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 1SQ) 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 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glamis Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glamis Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Glamis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sudley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lyon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sudley Road | Under investigation |
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