Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stanford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 356th highest 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 Stanford Road (BN1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ).

In the area around Stanford Road (BN1 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkmore Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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