Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillrise Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 40th 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 Hillrise Avenue (BN15 0LU) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Cokeham average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillrise Avenue (BN15 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halewick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downs Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berriedale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbarn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillbarn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillbarn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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