Total Crime Rate

544.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 544.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.2 10/10
  • Public order 84.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Montpelier Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 805 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 Montpelier Road (BN1 3BE) in the last 12 months was 544.6 per 1,000 residents and was 468.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 183.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Road (BN1 3BE), 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 Montpelier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Square —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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