Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pevensey Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 100th highest crime rate of 532 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 Pevensey Road (PO21 5NR) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pevensey Road (PO21 5NR), 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.
View Crime In Hotham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pendleton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodend | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gravits Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gravits Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westloats Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
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