Total Crime Rate

220.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 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 220.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fairfield Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 10th 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 Fairfield Close (BN43 6BH) in the last 12 months was 220.9 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Close (BN43 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmot Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammy Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Longshore Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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