Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upperton Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 530 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 Upperton Grove (BN17 7BF) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Courtwick with Toddington average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upperton Grove (BN17 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilcox Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suter Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbourne Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackbourne Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Challen Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Etherington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boniface Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Etherington Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Etherington Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peachey Way | Under investigation |
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