Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stafford Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Road (BN1 5PF) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (BN1 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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