Crime Rate in Churchill, ward

Churchill has the 3rd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Adur district and the 1982nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 240th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Churchill in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Adur district average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Churchill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 338.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Churchill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.