Total Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsingham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 192nd 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 Walsingham Road (BN3 4FF) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsingham Road (BN3 4FF), 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.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sackville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Modena Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sackville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westbourne Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westbourne Villas | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westbourne Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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