Total Crime Rate
298.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albany Mews 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 Albany Mews (BN3 2PQ) 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 Albany Mews (BN3 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hove Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hove Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grand Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grand Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haddington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haddington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hove Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Haddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ventnor Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Norton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Road | Under investigation |
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