Total Crime Rate

1713.0 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 1713.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 995.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.7 10/10
  • Public order 76.2 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Other theft 49.3 10/10
  • Other crime 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
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

Clarence Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 8th 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 Clarence Gardens (BN1 2EG) in the last 12 months was 1713.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1490.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 264.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Gardens (BN1 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Row —
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Regency Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Regency Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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