Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tangmere Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tangmere Place (BN1 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tangmere Place (BN1 8TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Boat Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Grove Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tangmere Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tangmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackie Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Boat Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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