Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • 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
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (BN43 6EB) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Eastbrook average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (BN43 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighton Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoney Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Querneby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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