Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 179.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 55th 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 Gravits Lane (PO21 5LT) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravits Lane (PO21 5LT), 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 Gravits Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hawthorn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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