Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivy Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Lane (PO22 8AE) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Lane (PO22 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bersted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brooks Lane West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Durban Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highbank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brooks Lane West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hook Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2259 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2259 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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