Total Crime Rate

290.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 290.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 84th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Gardens (BN1 3LB) in the last 12 months was 290.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.4% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Gardens (BN1 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 509 crimes here, including 166 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Over Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Terminus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gardner Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2121 Under investigation

Data Sources

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