Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walsingham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 178th 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 Walsingham Road (BN3 4FE) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (BN3 4FE), 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 Walsingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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