Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ross Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 215th highest crime rate of 530 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 Ross Close (PO21 3JW) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Aldwick West average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ross Close (PO21 3JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avian Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ross Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Windmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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