Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cromwell Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (BN3 3EF) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (BN3 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerhill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Place —
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Data Sources

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