Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 214.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hangleton Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 101st highest crime rate of 805 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 Hangleton Way (BN3 8AA) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.4% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hangleton Way (BN3 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 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 Hangleton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knoll Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale View —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Greenleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bellingham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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