Crime Rates at Riley Road, Brighton, BN2 4AH

Riley Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 327th lowest 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 4AH) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Road (BN2 4AH), 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.