Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Yapton , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (BN18 0EW) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Yapton average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (BN18 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Tack Lee Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yapton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tack Lee Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tack Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tack Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tack Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Main Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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