Total Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sherwood Road area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Sherwood Road (PO22 9DR) in the last 12 months was 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% lower than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Sherwood Road (PO22 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durlston Drive, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Tree Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renoir Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durlston Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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