Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aberdeen Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberdeen Road (BN2 3JA) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdeen Road (BN2 3JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingdean Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Aubigny Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order D'Aubigny Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aberdeen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southmount
Sep 2025Drugs Southmount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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