Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2ED) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sturges Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillsboro Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Halson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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