Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Amberley Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amberley Drive (BN3 8JS) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberley Drive (BN3 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunninghill Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amberley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunninghill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldwick Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Steyning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sunninghill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Storrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Storrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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