Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 70th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PO21 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% 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 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glamis Court
Sep 2025Drugs Glamis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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