Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.1 1/10
  • Burglary 1.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.9 1/10
  • Public order 0.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.2 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 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 246th 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 Park Road (BN1 9AB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (BN1 9AB), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushlake Close —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chailey Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woburn Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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