Total Crime Rate

348.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 348.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.7 9/10
  • Other theft 53.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holmbush Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 6th highest crime rate of 209 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 Holmbush Close (BN43 6TT) in the last 12 months was 348.9 per 1,000 residents and was 362.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmbush Close (BN43 6TT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmbush Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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