Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Nookery area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in East Preston , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Nookery (BN16 1PT) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% higher than the East Preston average (28.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Nookery (BN16 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechlands Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Nookery area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Strand —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowhayne Close —
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Data Sources

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