Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 55.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Victoria Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 376th lowest 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 Victoria Road (BN1 3FS) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BN1 3FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 329 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Street (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regency Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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