Total Crime Rate
230.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Irvine Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 34th highest crime rate of 530 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 Irvine Road (BN17 5HP) in the last 12 months was 230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 315.7% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Irvine Road (BN17 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 42 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 | Arcade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arcade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bayford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sparks Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Arcade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Catherine'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Catherine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Catherine'S Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherine'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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