Total Crime Rate

1821.0 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 1821.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 549.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 308.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 237.7 10/10
  • Public order 185.2 10/10
  • Other theft 120.4 10/10
  • Drugs 95.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.9 10/10
  • Other crime 64.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 46.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.1 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.5 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

North 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 North Road (BN1 1YA) 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 North Road (BN1 1YA), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 509 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/296)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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