Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 64.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 386th highest crime rate of 805 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 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Road (BN1 3BL), 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 (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regency Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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