Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 33.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 235th lowest 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 Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PH) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albany Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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