Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 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 248.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 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

South Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 29th highest crime rate of 530 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 South Terrace (BN17 5PR) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 349.4% higher than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Terrace (BN17 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cloisters —
Apr 2026Public order B2140 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Other theft The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Western Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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