Total Crime Rate

949.9 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 949.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 339.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.2 10/10
  • Public order 88.5 10/10
  • Other theft 62.0 10/10
  • Burglary 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.3 8/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Robbery 29.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
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

Lennox Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lennox Street (PO21 1XR) in the last 12 months was 949.9 per 1,000 residents and was 444.0% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 480.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lennox Street (PO21 1XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 176 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 Lennox Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street

Data Sources

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