Total Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 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 187.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 86.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Brookfield , and the 51st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

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 The Street (BN16 3DN) in the last 12 months was 187.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.7% higher than the Brookfield average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 15.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (BN16 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fittleworth Garden, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claigmar Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fittleworth Garden
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Ashwood Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claigmar Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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