Total Crime Rate

363.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 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 363.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Palmeira Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 57th 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 Palmeira Square (BN3 2JA) in the last 12 months was 363.2 per 1,000 residents and was 312.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmeira Square (BN3 2JA), 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 Palmeira Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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