Total Crime Rate
209.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fitzalan Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 45th highest crime rate of 532 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 Fitzalan Road (BN17 5JL) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 151.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 158.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzalan Road (BN17 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Irvine Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Catherine'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irvine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Irvine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherine'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Augustine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Catherine'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Augustine Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maltravers Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maltravers Road | Under investigation |
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