Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ockley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 44th highest crime rate of 532 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 Ockley Road (PO21 2HR) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ockley Road (PO21 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ockley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturges Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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