Total Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 199.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pinewood Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 45th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pinewood Gardens (PO21 2XB) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinewood Gardens (PO21 2XB), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pinewood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monterey Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2166 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pagham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodend Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pinewood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Monterey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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