Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatsworth Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 395th 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 Chatsworth Road (BN1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatsworth Road (BN1 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Julian Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Shoreham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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