Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 329th highest 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 4DN) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% 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 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raphael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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