Total Crime Rate

269.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Paterson Wilson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 27th 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 Paterson Wilson Road (BN17 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 269.8 per 1,000 residents and was 338.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 158.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paterson Wilson Road (BN17 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Paterson Wilson Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Beach

Crime Over Time in Paterson Wilson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Old Dairy Farm —
Sep 2025Other crime St Mary'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Goda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goda Road —
Sep 2025Public order Paterson Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Paterson Wilson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Highdown Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑