Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodruff Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 805 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 Woodruff Avenue (BN3 6PH) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodruff Avenue (BN3 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hove Park Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodruff Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodruff Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tredcroft Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodruff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benett Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Benett Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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