Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Farm Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 64th highest crime rate of 805 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 Farm Road (BN3 1FB) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 278.3% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (BN3 1FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Place, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holland Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Crown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Close —
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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