Crime Rates at Riley Road, Brighton, BN2 4AG

Riley Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 347th highest crime rate of 815 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 Riley Road (BN2 4AG) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Road (BN2 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.