Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 107.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Western Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 240th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN1 2AB) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN1 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sillwood Street (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Preston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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