Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 43.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Lark Hill area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 301st 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 Lark Hill (BN3 8PB) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Hill (BN3 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Sunninghill Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Storrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldwick Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Road —
Apr 2026Public order Storrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnet Way 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 Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aldwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunninghill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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