Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ferndale Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Angmering & Findon , and the 121st highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Walk (BN16 4DB) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% higher than the Angmering & Findon average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Walk (BN16 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Dapper'S Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dapper'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dapper'S Lane —
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Data Sources

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