Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 149th highest crime rate of 530 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 2AX) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (PO21 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Sturges Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawkes Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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