Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 21.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Gardens (BN17 5PE) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Gardens (BN17 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reef Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Reef Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2140 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustine Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs St Augustine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Augustine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Passage β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Flora'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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