Middleton-on-Sea
Middle areaSouth west Arun. 6,569 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 40% of people in Middleton-on-Sea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Middleton-on-Sea
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Middleton-on-Sea at a rate of 34.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Other crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Middleton-on-Sea compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Middleton-on-Sea safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Middleton-on-Sea at a rate of 34.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.8 per 1,000 people across Arun.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Middleton-on-Sea.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (97), anti-social behaviour (68) and other crime (29).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Arun
These figures are published for the whole of Arun, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Arun and not Middleton-on-Sea alone. See Arun
Middleton-on-Sea in brief
The median price paid for a home in Middleton-on-Sea was £375,000 in 2025.
Middleton-on-Sea had 6,618 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in Middleton-on-Sea live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Middleton-on-Sea, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.