Crime Rates at Lorne Road, Brighton, BN1 4NL

Lorne 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 Lorne Road (BN1 4NL) 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 Lorne Road (BN1 4NL), 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.