Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keats Walk area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 201st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keats Walk (PO21 2SR) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Walk (PO21 2SR), 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 Keats Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Charlwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wessex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stocker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Avenue West —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlwood Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellasdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burngreave Court 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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