Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clarendon Villas area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 136th 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 Clarendon Villas (BN3 3RA) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Villas (BN3 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Blatchington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Villas
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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