Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 184.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingsway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 805 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 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% 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 16 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
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Data Sources

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