Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 85th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (BN18 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Yapton average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN18 0EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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