Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Russells Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russells Drive (BN15 8BT) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Churchill average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russells Drive (BN15 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russells Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beachcroft Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Monks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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