Total Crime Rate

327.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Downview Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 17th 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 Downview Road (BN18 0HL) in the last 12 months was 327.6 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% higher than the Yapton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downview Road (BN18 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodhew Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheat Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellows Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Downview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downview Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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