Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 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 173.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southdown Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 57th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Road (PO21 2JS) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (PO21 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Linden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bakery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Norfolk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canada Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canada Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawkes Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturges Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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