Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 216th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (BN1 6SP) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 184.3% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting 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 ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (BN1 6SP), 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 North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Knoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A23 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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