Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Edwen Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 106th highest crime rate of 530 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 Edwen Close (PO21 3PH) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 255.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwen Close (PO21 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Lodsworth Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edwen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greynville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greynville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greynville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkins Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lodsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodsworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefter Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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