Total Crime Rate

470.6 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 470.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Town Quay area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 11th 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 Town Quay (BN18 9DF) in the last 12 months was 470.6 per 1,000 residents and was 371.7% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Quay (BN18 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Town Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Yard —
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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