Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 129th 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 Ruskin Avenue (PO21 5BW) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (PO21 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryefield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbee Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lakeview Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackintosh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way —
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Data Sources

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