Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wendy Ridge area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wendy Ridge (BN16 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wendy Ridge (BN16 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hide Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wendy Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hide Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Moorings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longships Under investigation
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Data Sources

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