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Crime in PO21 3TL
How much crime is recorded in PO21 3TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldwick
- Council
- Arun
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
How safe is PO21 3TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PO21 3TL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PO21 3TLNational
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.