Total Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tower Gate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 112th highest crime rate of 815 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 Tower Gate (BN1 6WT) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 386.7% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 833.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Gate (BN1 6WT), 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 Tower Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Knoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withdean Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curwen Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withdean Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A23 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Lea Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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