Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mill Road Avenue 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 Mill Road Avenue (BN16 4HS) 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 Mill Road Avenue (BN16 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 15 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Thatchway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Thatchway Under investigation

Data Sources

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