Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Brighton, BN1 4NF

Shaftesbury Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 394th highest crime rate of 815 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 Shaftesbury Road (BN1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (BN1 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 428 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.