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

Albany Villas 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 Albany Villas (BN3 2RT) 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 Albany Villas (BN3 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Haddington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
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 Seafield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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