Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bear Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 204th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bear Road (BN2 4DD) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bear Road (BN2 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Ladysmith Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenantry Road —
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Data Sources

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