Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Seafield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 158th 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 Seafield Road (BN3 2TP) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seafield Road (BN3 2TP), 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 Seafield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Haddington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namrik Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Namrik Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belfast Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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