Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (BN17 5HB) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (BN17 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Flora'S Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cloisters —
Apr 2026Other theft The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B2140 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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