Total Crime Rate

228.8 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Riverside area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 13th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

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 Riverside (BN42 4AW) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.1% higher than the Eastbrook average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (BN42 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whiterock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spring Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Southwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A259 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A259 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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