Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Northease Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 384th 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 Northease Drive (BN3 8LH) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northease Drive (BN3 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Sherbourne Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northease Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timbers Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gleton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencer Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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