Total Crime Rate

345.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 345.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Drugs 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swanborough Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 70th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Swanborough Place (BN2 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 345.5 per 1,000 residents and was 449.1% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 245.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanborough Place (BN2 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Albourne Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanborough Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevelands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albourne Close —
Sep 2025Public order Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swanborough Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sompting Close —
Sep 2025Public order Coolham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twineham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twineham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Twineham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Twineham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twineham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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