Old Town vs West Green

Old Town has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) and recorded 189 crimes in the last 12 months. West Green has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 1,051 crimes. Old Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Old Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +29.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Green shows -18.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Old Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (85 incidents). In West Green, it is Violent Crime (366 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Old Town recorded 33 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Green recorded 150. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Old Town totalled 85 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 366 in West Green. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Old Town recorded 146 crimes (now 189, a change of +29.5%). West Green recorded 1,286 crimes previously (now 1,051, -18.3%).

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. Old Town has a resolution rate of 33.3% and West Green has 34.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Old Town falls within the Sussex Police boundary. West Green 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 Old Town and West Green. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.