Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arundel 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 Arundel Road (BN17 7DE) 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 Arundel Road (BN17 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Arundel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Market Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Littlehampton Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Littlehampton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Ham Road —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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