Total Crime Rate

153.4 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 153.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kings Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 19th 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 Kings Road (BN15 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (BN15 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beachcroft Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grovelands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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