Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Nevill Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 187th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nevill Avenue (BN3 7NB) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 258.5% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nevill Avenue (BN3 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Joseph'S Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nevill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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