Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Annandale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Annandale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Longford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturges Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturges Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturges Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sturges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sturges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sturges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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