Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 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 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.0 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
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 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 38th 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 4BU) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 421.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (BN1 4BU), 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 (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Parade —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Passage —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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