Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmeira Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 339th highest crime rate of 805 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 Palmeira Avenue (BN3 3GH) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 284.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmeira Avenue (BN3 3GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farm Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerhill Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmeira Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Square —
Apr 2026Other theft B2120 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B2120 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Palmeira Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lorna Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selborne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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