Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 144th 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 Hawthorn Road (PO21 2BE) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (PO21 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Collyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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