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Crime in BN3 5JB

How much crime is recorded in BN3 5JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Aldrington
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,130 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is BN3 5JB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5JB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BN3 5JBNational
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Public order6.24.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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