Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lakeland Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 155th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lakeland Avenue (PO21 5FA) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeland Avenue (PO21 5FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lakeland Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lethaby Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lakeview Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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