Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Temple Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 162nd 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 Temple Gardens (BN1 3AE) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.4% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Gardens (BN1 3AE), 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 Temple Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nizells Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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