Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 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
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 Valley Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hangleton Valley Drive (BN3 8FE) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hangleton Valley Drive (BN3 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Barnet Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hangleton Valley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Rise —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencer Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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