Total Crime Rate

617.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

295.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 617.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 295.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 226.1 10/10
  • Drugs 69.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 27th 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 Park Road (BN1 9AA) in the last 12 months was 617.4 per 1,000 residents and was 544.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 295.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BN1 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Woburn Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woburn Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushlake Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rushlake Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushlake Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushlake Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chailey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barcombe Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barcombe Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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