Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ivydale Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 532 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 Ivydale Road (PO21 5LY) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivydale Road (PO21 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Frith Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivydale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravits Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westloats Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westloats Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westloats Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applegate Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodend Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Farah Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pendleton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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