THIS is a map for all serious crime recorded in Brighton and Hove in March.

The data is taken from official police records and it has been mapped out across the city.

The boundaries of the map range from Kingston Lane in Southwick to the eastern edge of Peacehaven.

Nine types of crime have been recorded. They are: antisocial behaviour, bicycle theft, burglary, criminal damage / arson, drugs, possession of weapons, public order offences, robbery, and violence and sexual offences.

You are able to toggle each crime by clicking the expand button in the top left of the map.

Total crime reports: 3096

Anti social behaviour: 583

Bicycle theft: 84

Burglary: 140

Criminal damage / arson: 245

Drugs: 98

Possession of weapons: 46

Public order: 231

Robbery: 41

Violence: 850

Here are three serious crimes from March.

1) Parents warned after ' child abduction' attempt, Hove

PARENTS have been warned after a pupil was "grabbed" while cycling outside a school.

An alert was sent to parents at... READ MORE

The Argus:

 2) Police and ambulance called after man was 'slashed in the neck' 

AN ARREST has been made after a fight where a man was reportedly slashed in the neck.

Police and paramedics were called to the library... READ MORE

The Argus:

3) Armed police swoop to arrest man on housing estate 

RESIDENTS have described their shock at seeing a man being bundled to the floor by armed police in an arrest.

Video footage from Whitehawk Way shows... READ MORE

The Argus: