Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Crescent Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Park Crescent Road (BN2 3HT) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ).
In the area around Park Crescent Road (BN2 3HT), 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.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belton Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southover Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Lewes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundhill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Magdalene Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canterbury Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
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