Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 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 94.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gravits Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 137th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gravits Lane (PO21 5LR) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravits Lane (PO21 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 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.

Crime Over Time in Gravits Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Burngreave Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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