Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.8 9/10
  • Drugs 56.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 86th 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 Middleton Road (PO22 6DF) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 273.4% higher than the Felpham East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (PO22 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Marlowe Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Byway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfields —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sea Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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