Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Way (BN15 9ED) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Cokeham average (29.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (BN15 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grinstead Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grinstead Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Shadwells Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Seventh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
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Data Sources

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