Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 308th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Church Close (BN1 8HS) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (BN1 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Warmdene Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warmdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braybon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Warmdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warmdene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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