Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 54th highest crime rate of 206 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 Brighton Road (BN15 8JA) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Churchill average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN15 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Beachcroft Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Penhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penhill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopsdam Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopsdam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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