Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blatchington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 116th highest crime rate of 805 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 Blatchington Road (BN3 3YN) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Central Hove average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blatchington Road (BN3 3YN), 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 Blatchington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belfast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Under investigation
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 2026Possession of weapons St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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