Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2PD) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2PD), 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 Keats Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Stocker Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charlwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlwood Street 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 2025Public order Keats Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Nyewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burngreave Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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