Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 815 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 2PY) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (BN1 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sillwood Street. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brunswick & Adelaide| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brunswick Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sillwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sillwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sillwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sillwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sillwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sillwood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sillwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sillwood Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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