Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lodge Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 178th 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 Lodge Close (PO22 6NF) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% higher than the Felpham East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Close (PO22 6NF), 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 | Other theft | Elmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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