Total Crime Rate

370.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.8 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 370.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.4 7/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (BN1 4JF) in the last 12 months was 370.3 per 1,000 residents and was 286.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (BN1 4JF), 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 London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/193)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Marshalls Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row 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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