Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Timberleys area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Brookfield , and the 76th highest crime rate of 532 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 Timberleys (BN17 6QD) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timberleys (BN17 6QD), 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 Timberleys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Watersmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Worthing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Poplars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watersmead Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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