Total Crime Rate

286.5 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 286.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • 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

Aldwick Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2NP) in the last 12 months was 286.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charlwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stocker Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road South
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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