Total Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Thicketts area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Thicketts (PO21 3HD) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Aldwick West average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Thicketts (PO21 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldwick West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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