Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ancton Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 209th 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 Ancton Drive (PO22 6NB) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ancton Drive (PO22 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnymead Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cootes Lane (6 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 | Crossways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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