Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Kings Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 366th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Gardens (BN3 2PF) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Gardens (BN3 2PF), 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 Kings Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albany Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Local resolution
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Data Sources

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