Crime Rates at Elm Grove, Brighton, BN2 3ES

Elm Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 218th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (BN2 3ES) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 355.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (BN2 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonehurst Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.