Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Howard Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 80th 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 Howard Place (BN17 7AG) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Place (BN17 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Martins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke'S Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Littlehampton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —

Data Sources

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