Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 166th 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 Park Crescent (BN2 3HA) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 143.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Crescent (BN2 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 361 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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