Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Amberley Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 246th 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 Amberley Drive (BN3 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberley Drive (BN3 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Harmsworth Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amberley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poynings Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Aldwick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hardwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poynings Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midhurst Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beeding Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarke Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeding Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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