Total Crime Rate

312.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.8 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 312.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sillwood Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 72nd 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 Sillwood Street (BN1 2LG) in the last 12 months was 312.1 per 1,000 residents and was 254.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sillwood Street (BN1 2LG), 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 Sillwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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