Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 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 159.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Boat Yard area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 66th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Boat Yard (PO21 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Boat Yard (PO21 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Boat Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawkes Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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