Total Crime Rate
139.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 76th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2TB) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Drive (PO21 2TB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southover Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gainsboro Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burnham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawkes Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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