Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Gordon Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 385th 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 Gordon Road (BN1 6PE) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (BN1 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Varndean Holt. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Varndean Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittingehame Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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