Crime Rates at Dinsdale Gardens, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3NT

Dinsdale Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 160th 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 Dinsdale Gardens (BN16 3NT) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dinsdale Gardens (BN16 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fittleworth Garden, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claigmar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.