Total Crime Rate
231.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linden Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Linden Road (PO21 2BD) in the last 12 months was 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Road (PO21 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadhurst Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wadhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Under investigation |
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