Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Terrace area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 263rd 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 Norfolk Terrace (BN1 3AD) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Terrace (BN1 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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