Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 151.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 157th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (BN1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BN1 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 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 (30/278)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcross Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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