Total Crime Rate

151.2 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 76th 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 Hill Road (BN17 6DG) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (BN17 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Thorncroft Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elmgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmgrove Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Sep 2025Drugs B2187 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falkland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmgrove Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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