Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Hook Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 214th 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 Hook Lane (PO22 8AU) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hook Lane (PO22 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Mead Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Hook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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