Total Crime Rate

91.3 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 91.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Short Furlong area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 154th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Furlong (BN17 6NG) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Furlong (BN17 6NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finisterre Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Flora'S Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Short Furlong area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Furlong —
Sep 2025Public order The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Flora'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Flora'S Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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