Total Crime Rate

298.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 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 298.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
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 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 76th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Church Road (BN3 2AF) in the last 12 months was 298.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN3 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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