Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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

Saxon Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 83rd 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 Saxon Close (PO21 4TX) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.7% higher than the Aldwick West average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Close (PO21 4TX), the main crime hotspot is near Martlet Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radmall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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