Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fontwell Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fontwell Close (BN16 2LL) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fontwell Close (BN16 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmes Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppets Wood (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fontwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bushes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fontwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ilex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ilex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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