Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 208th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morris Square (PO21 5FL) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Square (PO21 5FL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sonning Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbee Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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