Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Square area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 338th 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 Princes Square (BN3 4GE) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Square (BN3 4GE), 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 Princes Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Namrik Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Vallance Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Namrik Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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