Crime Rates at Natal Road, Brighton, BN2 4BN

Natal Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 387th 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 Natal Road (BN2 4BN) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Natal Road (BN2 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southall Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.