Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (PO22 7HB) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (PO22 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Felpham Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southview Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bereweeke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncton Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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