Total Crime Rate

732.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 732.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 473.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.5 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
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

Clarendon Villas area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 25th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarendon Villas (BN3 3RB) in the last 12 months was 732.0 per 1,000 residents and was 540.1% higher than the Central Hove average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Villas (BN3 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 48 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belfast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goldstone Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
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Data Sources

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