Total Crime Rate

365.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 365.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
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 Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 15th 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 Mews (PO21 1XL) in the last 12 months was 365.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 473.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mews (PO21 1XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 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 The Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove
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 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Circus
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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