Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

George Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 307th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (BN3 3YE) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (BN3 3YE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haddington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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