Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frith Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 146th 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 Frith Road (PO21 5LL) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frith Road (PO21 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frith Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applegate Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farah Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gravits Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monterey Gardens | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westloats Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westloats Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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