Crime Rates at Aberdeen Road, Brighton, BN2 3JH

Aberdeen Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberdeen Road (BN2 3JH) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 511.4% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 253.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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