Total Crime Rate

273.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elm Grove South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 26th highest crime rate of 532 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 Elm Grove South (PO22 0EA) in the last 12 months was 273.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.5% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove South (PO22 0EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drovers Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove South Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Drovers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gospond Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upton Brooks —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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