Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.3 3/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Preston Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 193rd 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 Preston Road (BN1 6RA) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Preston Road (BN1 6RA), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 28 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Lea Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Knoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A23 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Sep 2025Drugs North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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