Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sea Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 179th lowest 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 Sea Lane (PO22 7RL) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea Lane (PO22 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merry End (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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