Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 375th 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 4BB) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Road —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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