Total Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Collyer 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 Collyer Avenue (PO21 5JU) 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 Collyer Avenue (PO21 5JU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wadhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadhurst Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arnhem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collyer Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Collyer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gravits Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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