Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nyewood Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 177th lowest 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 Nyewood Lane (PO21 2TY) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nyewood Lane (PO21 2TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellasdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellasdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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