Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mackintosh Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 532 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 Mackintosh Drive (PO21 5DX) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mackintosh Drive (PO21 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near St Clare'S Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bersted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbee Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sonning Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Clare'S Gardens | Under investigation |
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