Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mountview Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 206 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 Mountview Road (BN15 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Cokeham average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountview Road (BN15 0JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mountview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbarn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillbarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halewick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedbury Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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