Total Crime Rate

168.0 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 168.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Avenue (BN15 8PF) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% higher than the Churchill average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Avenue (BN15 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosecroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
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Data Sources

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