Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Linden Road (PO21 2AP) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (PO21 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Canada Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Annandale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sturges Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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