Total Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 9th 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 Road (BN1 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Buckingham Road (BN1 3RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (64 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Terminus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junction Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Frederick Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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