Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 247th lowest 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 South Road (BN1 6SB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BN1 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcroft Villas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lauriston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lauriston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rookery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clermont Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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