Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Churchill , and the 26th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sompting Road (BN15 9LD) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher than the Churchill average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sompting Road (BN15 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sompting Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croshaw Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sompting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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