Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Orchard Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 44th 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 Orchard Avenue (BN15 9EA) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.4% higher than the Cokeham average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (BN15 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shadwells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grinstead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eighth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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