Total Crime Rate

454.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 454.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsbury Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 47th highest crime rate of 815 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 Kingsbury Road (BN1 4JR) in the last 12 months was 454.8 per 1,000 residents and was 322.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (β‰ˆ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbury Road (BN1 4JR), 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 Kingsbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Rise β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Hill β€”
Sep 2025Other theft York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive β€”

Data Sources

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