Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 131.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Park Crescent Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 191st 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 Road (BN2 3HS) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Crescent Road (BN2 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Crescent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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