Crime Rates at York Villas, Brighton, BN1 3TS

York Villas area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 250th 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 York Villas (BN1 3TS) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Villas (BN1 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.