Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Mill Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 239th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (BN16 3JP) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Brookfield average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (BN16 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Fircroft Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Fircroft Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fircroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fircroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fircroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fircroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fircroft Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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