Total Crime Rate

3878.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3878.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1090.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 812.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 700.0 10/10
  • Public order 442.4 10/10
  • Other theft 193.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 163.6 10/10
  • Drugs 124.2 10/10
  • Burglary 78.8 10/10
  • Robbery 66.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 54.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 39.4 10/10
  • Other crime 30.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 815 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 3878.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3500.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -46.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 67.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 412 (≈ 1248.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BN1 1UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 751 crimes here, including 402 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 (30/343)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brills Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grand Junction Road —
Sep 2025Public order Grand Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gardner Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brills Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brills Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Gardner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jew Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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