Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.5 6/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cumberland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 389th highest crime rate of 815 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 Cumberland Road (BN1 6ZE) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Road (BN1 6ZE), 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 Cumberland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Lea Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Knoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A23 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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