Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 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

Payne Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 181st 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 Payne Avenue (BN3 5HD) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 116.8% higher than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Payne Avenue (BN3 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alpine Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Payne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranmer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marmion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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