Total Crime Rate

317.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 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 317.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 84.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Other theft 62.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Upper Kingston Lane area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 5th highest crime rate of 206 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 Upper Kingston Lane (BN42 4YP) in the last 12 months was 317.8 per 1,000 residents and was 341.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Kingston Lane (BN42 4YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitelot Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Kingston Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitelot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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