Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carden Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 317th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Carden Avenue (BN1 8LA) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carden Avenue (BN1 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patchdean, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warmdene Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Carden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warmdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warmdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladies' Mile Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warmdene Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patchdean Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patchdean Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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