Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walsingham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 196th highest crime rate of 815 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 77.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
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 Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raphael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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