Total Crime Rate

309.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Denmark Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 80th highest crime rate of 815 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 Denmark Mews (BN3 3TX) in the last 12 months was 309.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.7% higher than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Mews (BN3 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 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 Denmark Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Villas
Sep 2025Other crime Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 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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