Crime Rate in Beach, ward

Beach has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 3568th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 585th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beach in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beach’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beach ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 38 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.