Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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

Egmont Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Egmont Road (BN3 7FP) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Egmont Road (BN3 7FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stapley Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bellingham Crescent (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egmont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stapley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Knoll Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stapley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bellingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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