Crime Rates at North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YE

North Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 67th 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 North Road (BN1 1YE) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (BN1 1YE), 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.