Total Crime Rate

385.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 385.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • 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

Rope Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 13th 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 Rope Walk (BN17 5DL) in the last 12 months was 385.5 per 1,000 residents and was 526.8% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 156.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rope Walk (BN17 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Market Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rope Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparks Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arun Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arun Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlehampton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Littlehampton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sparks Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Street
Sep 2025Burglary Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Surrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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