Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Salts Farm Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Mash Barn , and the 59th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Salts Farm Road (BN43 5FE) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Mash Barn average (96.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Salts Farm Road (BN43 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near New Salts Farm Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Salts Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seahaven Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seahaven Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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