Total Crime Rate

298.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 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 298.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
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 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 76th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PN) in the last 12 months was 298.4 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PN), 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 (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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