Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marshall Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 149th 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 Marshall Avenue (PO21 2TH) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshall Avenue (PO21 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marshall Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsboro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nyewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Orchard Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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