Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westbourne Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 343rd 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 Westbourne Gardens (BN3 5PP) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Gardens (BN3 5PP), 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 Westbourne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Westbourne Villas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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