Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sedbury 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 Sedbury Road (BN15 0LL) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Sedbury Road (BN15 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downs Mead | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berriedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillbarn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedbury Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halewick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbarn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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