Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stanford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanford Road (BN1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanford Road (BN1 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Road Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont —
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Under investigation
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Data Sources

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