Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 76th lowest 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 8RB) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Churchill average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN15 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancing Park (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order The Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orme Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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