Total Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 150th 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 Arundel Road (BN17 7DW) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Road (BN17 7DW), 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 | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arundel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Ham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clun Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wick Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belyngham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | True Blue Precinct | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nursery Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arundel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | True Blue Precinct | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
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