Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Villas area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 312th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montpelier Villas (BN1 3DG) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Villas (BN1 3DG), 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 Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Windlesham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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