Total Crime Rate
438.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Christie Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 10th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Christie Place (PO22 9RT) in the last 12 months was 438.0 per 1,000 residents and was 363.9% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christie Place (PO22 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highfield Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coopers Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickinson Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coopers Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Headley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Headley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Headley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Headley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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