Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brighton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 29th highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (BN15 8RH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN15 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Lancing Park. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lancing Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Orme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End Way —
Sep 2025Other theft West End Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West End Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West End Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lancing Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orme Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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