Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyminster Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Courtwick with Toddington , and the 107th 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 Lyminster Road (BN17 7PG) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyminster Road (BN17 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyminster Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hearnfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hearnfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hearnfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Griffin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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