Total Crime Rate
93.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norfolk Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 151st 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 Norfolk Road (BN17 5HE) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Road (BN17 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2140, where police recorded 20 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.
View Crime In Beach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maltravers Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maltravers Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maltravers Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reef Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reef Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Passage | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Flora'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Norfolk Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B2140 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maltravers Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Augustine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Cloisters | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Augustine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cloisters | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Flora'S Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Flora'S Close | β |
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