Total Crime Rate
103.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 124th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (PO21 2UT) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (PO21 2UT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Burngreave Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawkes Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oxford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | The Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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