Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Buckingham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 325th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Road (BN1 3RH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Road (BN1 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime North Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place
Apr 2026Other theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centurion Road

Data Sources

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