Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hogarth Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hogarth Road (BN3 5RH) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hogarth Road (BN3 5RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingram Crescent East (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hogarth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Road
Sep 2025Other theft School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raphael Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raphael Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Road
Sep 2025Public order Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richardson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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