Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (PO21 1UF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO21 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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