Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 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 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 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
  • 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

Linton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 193rd 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 Linton Road (BN3 5HF) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linton Road (BN3 5HF), 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 Linton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marmion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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