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

Godwin 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 Godwin Road (BN3 7FR) 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 Godwin Road (BN3 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Godwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bellingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knoll Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stapley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stapley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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