Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 281.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Test Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 11th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

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 Test Road (BN15 0EL) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 844.1% higher than the Cokeham average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Test Road (BN15 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Test Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blacksmiths Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacksmiths Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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