Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 59.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Albert Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 398th 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 Albert Road (BN1 3RN) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (BN1 3RN), 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 Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Centurion Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centurion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —

Data Sources

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