Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lewes Road 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 Lewes Road (BN2 3HQ) 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 Lewes Road (BN2 3HQ), 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 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cobden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cobden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aberdeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hanover Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Lewes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
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