Total Crime Rate

498.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 498.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Grove area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (BN15 8PD) in the last 12 months was 498.0 per 1,000 residents and was 473.3% higher than the Churchill average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (BN15 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancing —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sompting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Avenue —
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Data Sources

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