Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westfield area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 253rd highest 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 Westfield (PO22 9HF) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield (PO22 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renoir Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renoir Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renoir Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Markfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunningdale Gardens

Data Sources

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