Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 170.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Vernon Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 138th highest crime rate of 805 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 Vernon Terrace (BN1 3JG) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 562.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Terrace (BN1 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2121 —
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
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Data Sources

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