Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbourne 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 5PG) 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 5PG), 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.
View Crime In Brunswick & Adelaide| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Raphael Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raphael Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raphael Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rutland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raphael Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
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