Total Crime Rate

267.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 267.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 83rd highest 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 North Gardens (BN1 3LB) in the last 12 months was 267.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Gardens (BN1 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/266)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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