Total Crime Rate

185.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fitzalan Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 52nd 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 Fitzalan Road (BN17 5JD) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 234.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzalan Road (BN17 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Bayford Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fitzalan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irvine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzalan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irvine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irvine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irvine Road —
Apr 2026Public order Irvine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Irvine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Irvine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irvine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Approach —
Apr 2026Drugs St Catherine'S Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs St Catherine'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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