Total Crime Rate
101.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandymount Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 128th highest crime rate of 530 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 Sandymount Avenue (PO22 9ES) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandymount Avenue (PO22 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durlston Drive, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sandymount Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bersted Green Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandymount Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durlston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durlston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bersted Green Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandymount Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arnhem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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