Total Crime Rate

1267.1 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 1267.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 899.1 10/10
  • Public order 133.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Grinstead Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Mash Barn , and the 2nd 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 Grinstead Lane (BN15 9DP) in the last 12 months was 1267.1 per 1,000 residents and was 651.7% higher than the Mash Barn average (168.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 252.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 335.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grinstead Lane (BN15 9DP), 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 Grinstead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shadwells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grinstead Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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