Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Carlisle Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 385th 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 Carlisle Road (BN3 4FP) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlisle Road (BN3 4FP), 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 Carlisle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Esplanade
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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