Total Crime Rate

98.5 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lion Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 137th 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 Lion Road (PO21 3LA) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% higher than the Aldwick West average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Road (PO21 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinnaker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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