Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sanctuary Gardens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 532 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 Sanctuary Gardens (PO22 8FF) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanctuary Gardens (PO22 8FF), the main crime hotspot is near Gullivers Mead. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanctuary Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgerow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Copse Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Bridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gullivers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanctuary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulbeck Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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