Total Crime Rate

327.0 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 327.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.1 9/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 18th 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 Aldwick Road (PO21 2NW) in the last 12 months was 327.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 155.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2NW), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nyewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stocker Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road South —
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 2025Other theft Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keats Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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