Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 191st highest crime rate of 530 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 Woodlands Road (BN17 5PP) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (BN17 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near South Terrace. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maltravers Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B2140 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cloisters —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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