Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 108.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brunswick Square area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 236th 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 Brunswick Square (BN3 1EF) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Square (BN3 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Palmeira Square. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Road —
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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