Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 97.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Western Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 39th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN15 8SD) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 189.4% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN15 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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