Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 184th highest 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 1XF) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (PO21 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sadler Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canada Grove (20 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Circus —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steyne Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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