Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aberdeen 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.
View Crime In Hanover & Elm Grove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Bicycle theft | Franklin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingdean Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Aubigny Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | D'Aubigny Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdeen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aberdeen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Crescent Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Crescent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Crescent Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southmount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southmount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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