Crime Rates at New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UG

New Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 7th 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 New Road (BN1 1UG) in the last 12 months was 1821.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1590.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 784.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BN1 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 246 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.