Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vere Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 336th highest crime rate of 805 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 Vere Road (BN1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vere Road (BN1 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshalls Row, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Place (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Springfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Place —
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Data Sources

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