Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kingsway area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 116th 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 Kingsway (BN3 4FZ) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (BN3 4FZ), 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 Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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