Total Crime Rate

376.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 376.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bersted , and the 14th 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 9PX) in the last 12 months was 376.0 per 1,000 residents and was 280.9% higher than the Bersted average (98.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (PO22 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Marys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bersted Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Durban Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lancaster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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