Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Sompting Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 77th highest 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 Sompting Road (BN15 9HP) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sompting Road (BN15 9HP), 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 Sompting Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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