Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wolstenbury Road 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 Wolstenbury Road (BN16 3LB) 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 Wolstenbury Road (BN16 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolstenbury Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golfers Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brookfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golfers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Golfers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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.