Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gardener Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gardener Street (BN41 1SX) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardener Street (BN41 1SX), the main crime hotspot is near Laylands Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gardener Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Aubyn'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gardner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gardner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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