Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Church Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Church Road (BN3 4AD) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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