Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Critchmere Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 165th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 Critchmere Road (PO20 3XA) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Arundel & Walberton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Critchmere Road (PO20 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Tree Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Critchmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchmere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Highview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Highview Road 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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