Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Burglary 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Rectory Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 82nd 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 Old Rectory Gardens (PO22 7EP) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% higher than the Felpham East average (39.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Rectory Gardens (PO22 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Coastguards, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felpham Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Rectory Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayley'S Gardens —
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Data Sources

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