Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Kings Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (BN1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (BN1 2PJ), 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 Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sillwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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