Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barfield Park area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mash Barn , and the 96th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barfield Park (BN15 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Mash Barn average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfield Park (BN15 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mash Barn Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barfield Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larkfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Paddocks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mash Barn Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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