Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearson Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 57th 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 Pearson Road (BN18 9HR) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearson Road (BN18 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arundel & Walberton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jarvis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jarvis Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maxwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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