Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Church Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 805 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 4DN) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Sackville Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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