Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Channel Keep area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 66th 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 Channel Keep (BN17 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 165.5% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Channel Keep (BN17 5NQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Channel Keep area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Augustine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irvine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Irvine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maltravers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Maltravers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maltravers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Augustine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
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Data Sources

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