Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 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 41.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Agnes Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 293rd lowest 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 Agnes Street (BN2 3AS) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Agnes Street (BN2 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Agnes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bembridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Magdalene Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whichelo Place
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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