Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatsworth 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.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Old Shoreham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Port Hall Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addison Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Caburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lover'S Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Port Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lover'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chanctonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Highdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Russell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chanctonbury Road | Under investigation |
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