Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 94th highest 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 Chester Avenue (BN15 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Avenue (BN15 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Orme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orme Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
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Data Sources

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