Crime Rates at Gerard Street, Brighton, BN1 4NW

Gerard Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Gerard Street (BN1 4NW) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Street (BN1 4NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshalls Row, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.