Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Hartington Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Hartington Road (BN2 3LS) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (BN2 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bembridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newmarket Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fairlight Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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