Total Crime Rate

340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 340.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 54.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ingram Crescent West area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 61st 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 Ingram Crescent West (BN3 5NY) in the last 12 months was 340.9 per 1,000 residents and was 433.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingram Crescent West (BN3 5NY), the main crime hotspot is near Ingram Crescent East. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ingram Crescent West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Crescent West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Crescent West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingram Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ingram Crescent West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingram Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Olive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ingram Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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