Total Crime Rate

202.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 202.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Preston Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 109th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (BN1 6AF) in the last 12 months was 202.6 per 1,000 residents and was 202.9% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BN1 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkmore Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lover'S Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Dyke Road Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lover'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyke Road Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkmore Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkmore Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkmore Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Parkmore Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkmore Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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