Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dingley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 532 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 Dingley Road (BN16 3PY) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingley Road (BN16 3PY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dingley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fittleworth Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dinsdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Claigmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claigmar Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fittleworth Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claigmar Road —
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Data Sources

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