Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crimsham Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 168th highest crime rate of 532 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 Crimsham Road (PO21 5BG) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crimsham Road (PO21 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackwell Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbee Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crimsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Burberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbee Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sonning Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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