Total Crime Rate

374.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 374.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lammas Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 14th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lammas Close (BN17 6HU) in the last 12 months was 374.5 per 1,000 residents and was 306.1% higher than the Courtwick with Toddington average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 257.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lammas Close (BN17 6HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Globe Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lammas Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthing Road
Apr 2026Other crime New Cottage Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Globe Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Griffin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Globe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Robbery Globe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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