Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Amberley Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 139th 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 Amberley Drive (PO21 5PH) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberley Drive (PO21 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hastings Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amberley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pagham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Meads Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newhall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Meads Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pevensey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Meads Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Meads Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Meads Drive —
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Data Sources

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