Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downview Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in East Preston , and the 58th highest crime rate of 532 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 Downview Avenue (BN12 6QW) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 525.0% higher than the East Preston average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downview Avenue (BN12 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onslow Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ancren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ancren Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elm Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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