Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 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 99.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Whiteways Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 130th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteways Close (PO22 9AX) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Bersted average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteways Close (PO22 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Clare'S Gardens, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Tree Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteways Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Clare'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renoir Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mackintosh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newtown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwell Way —
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Data Sources

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