Crime Rates at Vere Road, Brighton, BN1 4NQ

Vere Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 291st 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 Vere Road (BN1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% 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 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Place (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.