Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aldwick East , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Drive (PO21 4LY) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Aldwick East average (40.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Drive (PO21 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Dunes (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tabard Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tabard Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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