Total Crime Rate
298.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church 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 2EE) 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 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ventnor Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B2185 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilbury Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wilbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albany Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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