Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 224.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Grand Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 98th 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 Grand Avenue (BN3 2NA) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 154.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Avenue (BN3 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Mews. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albany Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2185 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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