Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 49.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 249th highest crime rate of 530 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 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Annandale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

Data Sources

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