Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 402nd 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 Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PS) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2PS), 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 (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
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
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 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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