Furnace Green vs Rustington

Furnace Green has a safety score of 54/100 (Average) and recorded 317 crimes in the last 12 months. Rustington has a safety score of 25/100 (Below Average) with 795 crimes. Furnace Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Furnace Green shows a year-on-year crime trend of +17% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rustington shows +1.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Furnace Green, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (140 incidents). In Rustington, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (197 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Furnace Green recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rustington recorded 197. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Furnace Green totalled 140 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 194 in Rustington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Furnace Green recorded 271 crimes (now 317, a change of +17%). Rustington recorded 782 crimes previously (now 795, +1.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Furnace Green has a resolution rate of 41.2% and Rustington has 37.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Furnace Green falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Rustington is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Furnace Green and Rustington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.