Total Crime Rate
885.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
294.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beach Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 4th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road (BN17 5HT) in the last 12 months was 885.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1499.8% higher than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 294.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beach Road (BN17 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Catherine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Catherine'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arcade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sparks Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Arcade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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