Total Crime Rate

466.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 466.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.3 9/10
  • Public order 73.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 44th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (BN3 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 466.3 per 1,000 residents and was 346.1% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 185.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 764.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (BN3 2TQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Aubyns South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallance Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Miles Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aubyns South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Miles Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Walk —
Sep 2025Public order St Aubyns South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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