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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BN3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BN3 recorded 557 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.46 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.5% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring69.09 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment557 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

557
trending_up +5.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

69.09per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,541

Within BN3 district

Brighton and Hove

86,177

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Marshall Way Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4
17
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 3
15
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Public order: 3 Shoplifting: 3
10
George Street Map
total: 10 Other crime: 2 Public order: 2
10
Haddington Close Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
Holland Mews Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Wharf Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
The Drive Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Ingram Crescent East Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
557 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
170
30.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
115
20.6%
Public Order
48
8.6%
Shoplifting
46
8.3%
Other Theft
44
7.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
35
6.3%
Vehicle Crime
31
5.6%
Other Crime
17
3.1%
Burglary
16
2.9%
Drug Offences
12
2.2%
Bicycle Theft
10
1.8%
Weapons Possession
7
1.3%
Robbery
6
1.1%

Crime Analysis: BN3

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in BN3 at 30.5%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.6%) and Public Order (8.6%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in BN3 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 69.09 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for BN3 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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