Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Victoria Drive 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 Victoria Drive (PO21 2DZ) 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 Victoria Drive (PO21 2DZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlingford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlingford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
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 Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges 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 Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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