Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Victoria 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.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fawkes Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Gardens 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 Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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