Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fitzalan Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzalan Road (BN17 5ET) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzalan Road (BN17 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Paterson Wilson Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goda Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goda Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paterson Wilson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paterson Wilson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paterson Wilson Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paterson Wilson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goda Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goda Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paterson Wilson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Approach | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maltravers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fitzalan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highdown Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highdown Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highdown Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Approach | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maltravers Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Old Dairy Farm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Close | β |
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