Total Crime Rate

1223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

530.8 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 1223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 530.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 330.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 269.2 10/10
  • Public order 153.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 30.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 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

Queens Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 16th 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 Queens Road (BN1 3XE) in the last 12 months was 1223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1176.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 530.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (BN1 3XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 145 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 Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Gardner Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Place —
Apr 2026Other theft King Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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