Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 128.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • 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 theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Woodlands Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 61st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (BN16 3DX) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 681.0% higher than the East Preston average (21.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 657.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Avenue (BN16 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fittleworth Garden, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conbar Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fittleworth Garden —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashwood Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conbar Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claigmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
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Data Sources

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