Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nelson Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 111th 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 Nelson Road (PO21 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (PO21 2RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodend Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keats Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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