Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 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 21.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northease Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 141st 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 Northease Gardens (BN3 8PR) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northease Gardens (BN3 8PR), 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 Northease Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Storrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harmsworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunninghill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherbourne Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherbourne Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sherbourne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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