Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Garden Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Angmering & Findon , and the 136th 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 Garden Close (BN16 4LX) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Angmering & Findon average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Close (BN16 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Dapper'S Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dapper'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dapper'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dapper'S Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Furzefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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