Total Crime Rate
165.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berghestede Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 62nd 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 Berghestede Road (PO22 9QL) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berghestede Road (PO22 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durlston Drive, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bersted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Larch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandymount Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bersted Green Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bersted Green Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Grove | — |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Durlston Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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