Crime Rates at Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QF

Preston Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 805 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 Preston Road (BN1 4QF) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BN1 4QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elder Place (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.