Crime Rates at Melbourne Street, Brighton, BN2 3BN

Melbourne Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 107th 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 Melbourne Street (BN2 3BN) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 257.5% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (BN2 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverness Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.