Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Mons Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 112th highest crime rate of 530 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 Mons Avenue (PO21 5JN) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mons Avenue (PO21 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mons Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westloats Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Collyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Close
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gravits Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandymount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandymount Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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