Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

St Johns Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 225th lowest 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 St Johns Road (BN3 2FT) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (BN3 2FT), 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 St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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