Total Crime Rate

1034.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1034.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 404.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.3 10/10
  • Public order 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.3 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Arcade Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 4th 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 Arcade Road (BN17 5AP) in the last 12 months was 1034.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1582.3% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 328.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arcade Road (BN17 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arcade Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparks Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sparks Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparks Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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