Total Crime Rate
183.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Ham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 54th highest crime rate of 530 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 North Ham Road (BN17 7AS) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 230.8% higher than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Ham Road (BN17 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Purbeck Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arundel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clun Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linden Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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