Total Crime Rate

469.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.4 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 469.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
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

Ashdown Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 44th 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 Ashdown Road (BN2 3FS) in the last 12 months was 469.3 per 1,000 residents and was 749.5% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Road (BN2 3FS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freehold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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