Total Crime Rate

609.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 609.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.5 10/10
  • Other theft 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Kings Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 28th highest crime rate of 805 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 Kings Road (BN1 2HL) in the last 12 months was 609.0 per 1,000 residents and was 591.2% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 221.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (BN1 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/184)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clarence Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B2066 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Preston Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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