Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bennett Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 46th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennett Gardens (BN12 6FL) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 829.7% higher than the East Preston average (21.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Gardens (BN12 6FL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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