Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pankhurst Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 305th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pankhurst Avenue (BN2 9AE) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pankhurst Avenue (BN2 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Firle Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pankhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary May Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order May Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons May Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firle Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road
Apr 2026Public order Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Firle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glynde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilgate Close

Data Sources

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