Crime Rates at Park Crescent, Brighton, BN2 3HA

Park Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 127th highest crime rate of 805 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 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Crescent (BN2 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 275 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Place (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.