Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 120.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Montpelier Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 225th highest crime rate of 815 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 Montpelier Place (BN1 3BF) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Place (BN1 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montpelier Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Villas β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Montpelier Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Windlesham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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