Total Crime Rate

329.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 329.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.3 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Farm Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Mash Barn , and the 7th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Farm Road (BN15 9BS) in the last 12 months was 329.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Mash Barn average (168.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 175.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Farm Road (BN15 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 368 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grinstead Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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