Total Crime Rate

150.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 150.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clermont Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 159th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clermont Road (BN1 6SS) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 243.5% 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 14 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 ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 505.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clermont Road (BN1 6SS), 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 Clermont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Lauriston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lauriston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elms Lea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fircroft Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clermont Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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