Total Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 532 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 Hawthorn Road (PO21 2BL) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (PO21 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highland Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marshall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brickfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Servite Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Servite Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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