Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatsworth Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Chatsworth Road (BN1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatsworth Road (BN1 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Old Shoreham Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Port Hall Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road
Apr 2026Burglary Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lover'S Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lover'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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