Crime Rate in Middleton-on-Sea, ward

Middleton-on-Sea has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Arun district and the 2548th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 482nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Middleton-on-Sea in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Arun district average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Middleton-on-Sea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Middleton-on-Sea ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sunnymead Close, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cootes Lane (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.