Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Watersmead Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 245th lowest 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 Watersmead Drive (BN17 6GH) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Brookfield average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watersmead Drive (BN17 6GH), the main crime hotspot is near Worthing Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watersmead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watersmead Close —
Sep 2025Public order Watersmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jib Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Poplars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppy Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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