Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ockley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 50th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ockley Road (PO21 2HL) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ockley Road (PO21 2HL), 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 Ockley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canada Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sadler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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