Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bedford Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 119th 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 Bedford Place (BN1 2QD) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Place (BN1 2QD), 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 Bedford Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Preston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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