Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rutland Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 273rd 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 Rutland Gardens (BN3 5PB) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Gardens (BN3 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 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 Rutland Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marmion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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