Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dingley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Brookfield , and the 110th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dingley Road (BN16 3PY) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher than the Brookfield average (51.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% 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 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dingley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fittleworth Garden
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claigmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashwood Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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