Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montpelier Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 379th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montpelier Road (BN1 3BL) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Road (BN1 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 83 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 (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Upper North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Road —
Sep 2025Public order Windlesham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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