Total Crime Rate

319.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 319.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sunninghill Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 68th highest crime rate of 805 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 Sunninghill Close (BN3 8JD) in the last 12 months was 319.2 per 1,000 residents and was 300.4% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunninghill Close (BN3 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Marshall Way. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunninghill Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunninghill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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