Total Crime Rate

146.8 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 146.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Esplanade area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 84th 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 The Esplanade (PO21 1TS) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (PO21 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Circus —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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