Total Crime Rate

426.5 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 426.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 179.4 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
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

Western Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 815 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 2HA) in the last 12 months was 426.5 per 1,000 residents and was 308.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN1 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (95 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 (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarence Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
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Data Sources

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