Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 59.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 399th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 (BN3 2BD) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN3 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Palmeira Square. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 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 (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2185 —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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