Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • 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

Palmeira Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 284th 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 Palmeira Place (BN3 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmeira Place (BN3 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Somerhill Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmeira Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bigwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Square
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Villas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2120 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B2120 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selborne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lorna Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palmeira Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Road

Data Sources

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