Total Crime Rate

89.7 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linden Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 159th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Road (PO21 2AR) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (PO21 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Circus —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsboro Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —

Data Sources

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