Total Crime Rate

134.9 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 134.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Angmering & Findon , and the 93rd 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 Palmer Road (BN16 4LW) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (BN16 4LW), 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 2025Public order Older Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Decoy Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Furzefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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