Total Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Princes Road area has the lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 805 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 Princes Road (BN2 3RH) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Princes Road (BN2 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
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Data Sources

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