Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 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 104.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Shoreham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 250th highest 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 Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7ED) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Alpine Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Shoreham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranmer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranmer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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