Total Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Clifton Hill (BN1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Hill (BN1 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton Place (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Powis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Powis Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montpelier Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B2121 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windlesham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windlesham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B2121 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2121 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Spring Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windlesham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Road | Under investigation |
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