Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vernon Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 211th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Gardens (BN1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 325.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Gardens (BN1 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Montpelier Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Windlesham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Villas —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montpelier Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont —
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windlesham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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