Total Crime Rate

292.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 292.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastergate Green area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in East Preston , and the 20th 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 Eastergate Green (BN16 3EN) in the last 12 months was 292.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1271.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastergate Green (BN16 3EN), 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 Eastergate Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claigmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2140 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fittleworth Garden —
Apr 2026Drugs Ashwood Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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