Total Crime Rate
106.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waverley Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 119th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (PO21 5NB) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waverley Road (PO21 5NB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gravits Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorndene Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thorndene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravits Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorndene Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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