Crime Rates at Howard Place, Brighton, BN1 3TQ

Howard Place area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 19th highest crime rate of 815 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 Howard Place (BN1 3TQ) in the last 12 months was 897.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1923.9% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 196.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Place (BN1 3TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terminus Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.