Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eaton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 815 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 Eaton Road (BN3 3AS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Goldsmid average (69.9 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 506.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Road (BN3 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Palmeira Square. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eaton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Palmeira Square Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Selborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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