Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 154.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Kingsway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 155th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (BN3 4FD) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% higher than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ).

In the area around Kingsway (BN3 4FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlisle Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Esplanade —
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
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Data Sources

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