Total Crime Rate

668.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 668.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.9 10/10
  • Public order 74.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montpelier Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 26th highest crime rate of 815 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 Terrace (BN1 3DS) in the last 12 months was 668.3 per 1,000 residents and was 520.4% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 203.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Terrace (BN1 3DS), 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 Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
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 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Russell Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sillwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sillwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Powis Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montpelier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Villas —
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Data Sources

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