Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 86th 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 Orchard Lane (BN17 7GL) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Lane (BN17 7GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyminster Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Paddock (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arundel & Walberton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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