Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 15.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampshire Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JX) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Avenue (PO21 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highland Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pendleton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westloats Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravits Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westloats Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westloats Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brickfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applegate Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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