Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Orchard Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 71st 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 Orchard Way (PO22 9HH) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (PO22 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 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 Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Marys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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