Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arun Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Brookfield , and the 226th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arun Close (BN16 3HD) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Brookfield average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arun Close (BN16 3HD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fittleworth Garden | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashwood Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arun Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conbar Avenue | — |
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