Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langdale Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 131st 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 Langdale Gardens (BN3 4HH) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langdale Gardens (BN3 4HH), 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.
View Crime In Wish| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Esplanade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsingham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reynolds Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walsingham Road | — |
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