Total Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worcester Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 260th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Villas (BN3 5TA) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Villas (BN3 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carlton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carlton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aubyns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Aubyns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Aubyns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Links Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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