Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Shoreham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 815 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 Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7ED) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alpine Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Shoreham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Road —
Sep 2025Other theft School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Shoreham Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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