Total Crime Rate

1144.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1144.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 808.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.3 10/10
  • Public order 102.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Place area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Place (BN1 3TD) in the last 12 months was 1144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2510.3% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 173 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 224.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Place (BN1 3TD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Powis Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2121
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2121 Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery B2121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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