Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Berry Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 185th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berry Lane (BN17 5HD) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berry Lane (BN17 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finisterre Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Flora'S Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Passage —
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reef Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Reef Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Furlong —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Flora'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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