Total Crime Rate

1032.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

371.0 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 1032.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 371.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 266.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 201.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.2 10/10
  • Drugs 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 80.7 10/10
  • Other theft 64.5 10/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Mews area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 18th 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 Brunswick Mews (BN3 1HD) in the last 12 months was 1032.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1071.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 371.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Mews (BN3 1HD), 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 Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Road —
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 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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