Total Crime Rate

389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 389.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hangleton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 60th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hangleton Road (BN3 7LP) in the last 12 months was 389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 318.2% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hangleton Road (BN3 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Marshall Way. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 171 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hangleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 33

Data Sources

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