Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 167.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 151st highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Avenue (BN3 8PX) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (BN3 8PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Northease Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northease Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gleton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Applesham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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