Aldwick West vs Castle

Aldwick West has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) and recorded 137 crimes in the last 12 months. Castle has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,040 crimes. Aldwick West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Aldwick West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +35.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Castle shows +5.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Aldwick West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (50 incidents). In Castle, it is Shoplifting (346 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Aldwick West recorded 37 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Castle recorded 199. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Aldwick West totalled 50 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 228 in Castle. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Aldwick West recorded 101 crimes (now 137, a change of +35.6%). Castle recorded 989 crimes previously (now 1,040, +5.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Aldwick West has a resolution rate of 38.5% and Castle has 42.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Aldwick West falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Castle is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Aldwick West and Castle. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.