Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Martins Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Street (BN2 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Martins Street (BN2 3HJ), 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.
View Crime In Hanover & Elm Grove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Aubigny Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Park Crescent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Crescent Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | D'Aubigny Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairlight Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Crescent Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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