Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 183.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Thomas Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Aldwick West , and the 55th 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 St Thomas Drive (PO21 4UA) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 358.9% higher than the Aldwick West average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Drive (PO21 4UA), the main crime hotspot is near Martlet Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences June Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Martlet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Radmall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radmall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martlet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webb Close —
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Data Sources

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