Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Second Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 294th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Second Avenue (BN3 2LL) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (BN3 2LL), 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 Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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