Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fitzalan Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 209th highest crime rate of 532 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 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzalan Road (BN17 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Paterson Wilson Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzalan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maltravers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maltravers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paterson Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Old Dairy Farm —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Highdown Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goda Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Paterson Wilson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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