Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wick Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 264th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wick Street (BN17 7JS) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Beach average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Street (BN17 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belyngham Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting True Blue Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting True Blue Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting True Blue Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting True Blue Precinct Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting True Blue Precinct Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colebrook Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Globe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wick Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Globe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Globe Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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