Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Brighton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 54th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Brighton Road (BN15 0JN) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% higher than the Cokeham average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brighton Road (BN15 0JN), the main crime hotspot is near Busticle Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbotts View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steepdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Busticle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steepdown Road —
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Data Sources

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