Total Crime Rate

2282.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2282.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1222.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 335.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.3 10/10
  • Public order 154.9 10/10
  • Drugs 98.1 10/10
  • Other theft 91.2 10/10
  • Robbery 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
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

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 6th 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 London Road (BN1 4JH) in the last 12 months was 2282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2018.7% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 710 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 69.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 554.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newhaven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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