Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Challen Vale area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 247th 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 Challen Vale (BN17 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Courtwick with Toddington average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Challen Vale (BN17 7BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilcox Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockenden Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Courtwick with Toddington

Crime Over Time in Challen Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilcox Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suter Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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