Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brooker Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooker Place (BN3 3ZN) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooker Place (BN3 3ZN), 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 Brooker Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aubyns —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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 Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belfast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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