Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Stanley Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Road (BN1 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (BN1 4NJ), 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 Stanley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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