Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Third Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 380th 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 Third Avenue (BN3 2PB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (BN3 2PB), 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 Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Albany Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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