Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ropetackle area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 58th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ropetackle (BN43 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Marine average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropetackle (BN43 5DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ropetackle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freehold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freehold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salt Marsh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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