Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bromley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 191st highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromley Road (BN2 3RT) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Road (BN2 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshalls Row, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Rise
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Road
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lorne Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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