Total Crime Rate
165.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pound Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Angmering & Findon , and the 64th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Way (BN16 4GZ) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.1% higher than the Angmering & Findon average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Way (BN16 4GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cumberland Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Angmering & Findon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Butcher Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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