Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ancton Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 128th 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 Ancton Way (PO22 6JN) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ancton Way (PO22 6JN), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnymead Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ancton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Close —
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Data Sources

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