Total Crime Rate

109.6 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 109.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palmer Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Angmering & Findon , and the 120th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmer Road (BN16 4LN) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (BN16 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Decoy Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Older Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Road —
Sep 2025Public order Older Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Older Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Decoy Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Older Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Furzefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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