Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Osprey Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 255th highest 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 Osprey Gardens (PO22 9QG) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osprey Gardens (PO22 9QG), 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 Osprey Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearwater Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durlston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bersted Green Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Durlston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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