Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 18th 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 South Street (BN15 8AU) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Churchill average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 373.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BN15 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orme Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Orme Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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