Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Beaconsfield Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 181st highest 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 Beaconsfield Road (BN17 6LN) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Road (BN17 6LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Globe Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wick Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaconsfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Globe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Globe Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitelea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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