Total Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 235.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Robbery 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dorset Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 32nd 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 Dorset Road (PO21 2FD) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (PO21 2FD), 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 Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leas Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Annandale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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