Crime Rates at Buckingham Street, Brighton, BN1 3LT

Buckingham Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Street (BN1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Street (BN1 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foundry Street (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.