Crime Rates at Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD

Church Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (BN42 4GD) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Eastbrook average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (BN42 4GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwick Square, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southwick (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.