Total Crime Rate

432.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 432.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Arundel Garden area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in East Preston , and the 12th highest crime rate of 532 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 Arundel Garden (BN16 3EH) in the last 12 months was 432.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1429.2% higher than the East Preston average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Garden (BN16 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fittleworth Garden, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claigmar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arundel Garden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vernon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stonefields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dinsdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claigmar Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claigmar Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vernon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fittleworth Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fittleworth Garden Under investigation
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Data Sources

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