Total Crime Rate

297.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 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 297.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gloucester Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 77th 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 Gloucester Road (BN1 4AD) in the last 12 months was 297.5 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BN1 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 553 crimes here, including 103 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/203)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcross Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
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Data Sources

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