Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 309th highest crime rate of 815 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 Westbourne Street (BN3 5PE) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Street (BN3 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cowper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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