Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 15.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Braemore Road area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braemore Road (BN3 4HB) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braemore Road (BN3 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlisle Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richardson Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Braemore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Esplanade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
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Data Sources

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