Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Inverness Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 74th 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 Inverness Road (BN2 3JB) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 456.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Road (BN2 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Inverness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingdean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freehold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Magdalene Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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