Total Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Oak Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 532 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 Oak Grove (PO22 9JP) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Grove (PO22 9JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bersted Green Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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