Total Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Green area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 12th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Green (BN42 4DA) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% higher than the Eastbrook average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Green (BN42 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwick Square, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southwick (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwick Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwick Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Twitten
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwick
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterdyke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Road

Data Sources

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