Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lawrence Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 381st 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 Lawrence Road (BN3 5QD) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (BN3 5QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alpine Road, where police recorded 29 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 Lawrence Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Road
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Road
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Marmion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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