Total Crime Rate
199.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodend area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 45th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodend (PO21 5NL) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodend (PO21 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Road, where police recorded 32 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monterey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pinewood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Monterey Gardens | — |
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