Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 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 22.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Richmond Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 148th 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 Richmond Road (BN2 3RN) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (BN2 3RN), 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 Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingdean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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