Crime Rates at Bavant Road, Brighton, BN1 6RD

Bavant Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 329th highest crime rate of 805 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 Bavant Road (BN1 6RD) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bavant Road (BN1 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herbert Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A23 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.