Crime Rates at Yardley Street, Brighton, BN1 4NU

Yardley Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 805 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 Yardley Street (BN1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Street (BN1 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Marshalls Row. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.