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

Crown Close 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 Crown Close (BN3 3NT) 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 Crown Close (BN3 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Palmeira Square. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Palmeira Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palmeira Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rochester Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

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