Total Crime Rate

330.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 330.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Other theft 41.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 65th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 (BN3 2AD) in the last 12 months was 330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 275.5% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN3 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 53 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 (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belfast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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