Total Crime Rate

3357.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1115.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3357.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 890.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 781.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 630.3 10/10
  • Public order 369.7 10/10
  • Other theft 157.6 10/10
  • Drugs 121.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.1 10/10
  • Robbery 87.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 54.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (BN1 1UZ) in the last 12 months was 3357.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3403.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 368 (≈ 1115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BN1 1UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 590 crimes here, including 314 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/329)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Buildings —
Apr 2026Drugs Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheltenham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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