Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mantling Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 131st highest crime rate of 530 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 Mantling Road (BN17 7DG) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mantling Road (BN17 7DG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terminus Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clun Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Ham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Littlehampton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belyngham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terminus Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arundel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
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