Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vallance Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 351st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vallance Gardens (BN3 2DD) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vallance Gardens (BN3 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vallance Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Road
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namrik Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Namrik Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Street
Apr 2026Other theft Vallance Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aubyns
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue

Data Sources

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