Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Albert Road 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 Albert Road (BN16 3JS) 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 Albert Road (BN16 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Conbar Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conbar Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashwood Drive Local resolution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑