Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mayfield 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 Mayfield Road (PO21 5ND) 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 Mayfield Road (PO21 5ND), 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 Mayfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burngreave Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndene Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applegate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Collyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thorndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thorndene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravits Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westloats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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