Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Outerwyke Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Felpham East , and the 264th 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 Outerwyke Road (PO22 8LR) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Outerwyke Road (PO22 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Clovelly Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Felpham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackberry Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgerow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blacksmith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Roundle Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blacksmith Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clovelly Avenue | Under investigation |
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