Total Crime Rate
127.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Town Cross Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 95th 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 Town Cross Avenue (PO21 2DN) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Town Cross Avenue (PO21 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlingford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Annandale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlingford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Longford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bookers Close | Under investigation |
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