Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hampshire Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 114th 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 Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JW) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highland Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hampshire Avenue area

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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