Total Crime Rate

113.4 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 113.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodlands Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 117th 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 Woodlands Road (PO22 9DD) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (PO22 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Durlston Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durlston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Durlston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bersted Green Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Markfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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