Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Rochester Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Aldwick East , and the 172nd 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 Rochester Way (PO21 3RD) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Aldwick East average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Way (PO21 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ripon Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stirling Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Place —
Apr 2026Public order Gossamer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coventry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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