Total Crime Rate

544.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 544.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.9 10/10
  • Public order 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 36th highest crime rate of 815 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 2EE) in the last 12 months was 544.5 per 1,000 residents and was 420.9% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 151.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN3 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hova Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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