Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sea Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Felpham East , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sea Lane (PO22 7RX) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea Lane (PO22 7RX), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Middleton-on-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Close | — |
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