Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 805 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 This (BN3 8LP) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN3 8LP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherbourne Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hangleton Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in BN3 8LP area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Greenleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knoll Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hangleton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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