Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Clifton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 115th 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 Clifton Road (PO21 2HH) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (PO21 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Annandale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Annandale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Street West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sturges Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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