Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnhurst Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farnhurst Road (PO22 0JS) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnhurst Road (PO22 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near B2233. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxes Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warren Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2233 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B2233 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2233 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2233 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2233 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B2233 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodacres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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