Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Curwen Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 249th 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 Curwen Place (BN1 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curwen Place (BN1 6UJ), 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 Curwen Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withdean Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Burglary Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withdean Court Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withdean Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withdean Court Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withdean Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Withdean Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clermont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clermont Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedars Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elms Lea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedars Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fircroft Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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