Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 275th 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 Cromwell Road (BN3 3ER) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (BN3 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Chatsworth Square. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chatsworth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Place —
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Data Sources

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