Total Crime Rate

67.5 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookside Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 216th 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 Brookside Avenue (BN16 3LF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Brookfield average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Avenue (BN16 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Artex Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conbar Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artex Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conbar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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