Total Crime Rate

484.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 484.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Public order 47.7 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Heath Place area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 10th highest crime rate of 532 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 Heath Place (PO22 9SL) in the last 12 months was 484.7 per 1,000 residents and was 391.0% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 139.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Place (PO22 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Tree Way, where police recorded 28 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 Heath Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Grove Under investigation
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 Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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