Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Connaught Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .
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 Connaught Avenue (BN43 5WP) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Marine average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Connaught Avenue (BN43 5WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colvill Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Shoreham Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Nicolas| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Paddock | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Connaught Avenue | Local resolution |
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