Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 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 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 99th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2PN) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwick Road (PO21 2PN), 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 Ellasdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charlwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stocker Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road South —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wessex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nyewood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellasdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keats Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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