Total Crime Rate

365.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gloucester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 67th 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 Gloucester Road (BN1 4AD) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BN1 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 786 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Drugs St George'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kensington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ivory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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