Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arundel & Walberton , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

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 Lane (PO22 0DG) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Arundel & Walberton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (PO22 0DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2233, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2233 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2233 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2233 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxes Croft
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxes Croft
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Foxes Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2233 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B2233 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B2233 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B2233 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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