Total Crime Rate
1034.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New 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 New Road (BN17 5AU) 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 New Road (BN17 5AU), 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.
View Crime In Beach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Catherine'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Catherine'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Old Dairy Farm | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sparks Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
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