Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Victoria Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 116th 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 Victoria Drive (PO21 2RT) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlwood Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Charlwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charlwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ellasdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellasdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellasdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellasdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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