Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Rectory Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 53rd 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 Rectory Road (BN43 6EB) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Eastbrook average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (BN43 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoney Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larke Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoney Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Gorringe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pebble Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querneby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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