Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

New Church Road 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 New Church Road (BN3 4JA) 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 New Church Road (BN3 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Carlisle Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Road —
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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