Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 197.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Giles Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 51st 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 Giles Close (BN18 0LG) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher than the Yapton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giles Close (BN18 0LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobham Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Giles Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bilsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cobham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tack Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tack Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Giles Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobham Close β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loveys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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