Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 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 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Michaels Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Place (BN1 3FU) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Place (BN1 3FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 346 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 St Michaels Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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