Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 39th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Road (BN43 6PP) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Road (BN43 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles Close
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adur Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adur Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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