Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Bersted Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Bersted Street (PO22 9AA) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Bersted Street (PO22 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near St Clare'S Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Bersted Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackintosh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renoir Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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