Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blakes Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 530 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 Blakes Road (PO22 7EE) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 600.1% higher than the Felpham East average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blakes Road (PO22 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felpham Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Felpham West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bereweeke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Culver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grassmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayley'S Gardens | — |
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