Total Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (PO22 6DA) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Felpham East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (PO22 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlowe Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestley Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Felpham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sea Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sea Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Byway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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