Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.6 10/10
  • Other crime 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Pratton Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cokeham , and the 16th 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 Pratton Avenue (BN15 9NX) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 451.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1257.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pratton Avenue (BN15 9NX), the main crime hotspot is near Hamilton Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pratton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irene Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pratton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willows Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Lane

Data Sources

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