Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Crescent Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 805 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 Crescent Road (BN2 3RP) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (BN2 3RP), 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 Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Magdalene Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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