Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 815 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 Taunton Grove (BN2 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Grove (BN2 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Leybourne Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Close —
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Data Sources

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