Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaconsfield Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 222nd 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 Beaconsfield Road (BN1 4QH) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Road (BN1 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 123 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.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New England Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New England Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerard Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayflower Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ditchling Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elder Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elder Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
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