Total Crime Rate

293.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Other theft 86.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deans Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deans Close (BN18 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 293.2 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deans Close (BN18 0SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fontwell Close. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fontwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fontwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fontwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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