Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmer Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Elmer Road (PO22 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% higher than the Felpham East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmer Road (PO22 6DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfields, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southdean Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middleton-on-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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