Crime Rates at Bear Road, Brighton, BN2 4DA

Bear Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 387th highest 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 Bear Road (BN2 4DA) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bear Road (BN2 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewhurst Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.