Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nanson Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 321st lowest 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 Nanson Road (BN1 9GJ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nanson Road (BN1 9GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Coldean Lane. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nanson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coldean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coldean Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highfields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walton Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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