Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carlisle Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 334th 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 Carlisle Road (BN3 4FR) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Esplanade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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