Total Crime Rate

769.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.0 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 769.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 319.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Public order 76.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.9 10/10
  • Other theft 51.7 10/10
  • Other crime 33.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Stirling Place area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 23rd 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 Stirling Place (BN3 3YU) in the last 12 months was 769.0 per 1,000 residents and was 572.4% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Place (BN3 3YU), 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 Stirling Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namrik Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Namrik Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aubyns —
Apr 2026Other theft Vallance Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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