Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Ashurst Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 211th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashurst Road (BN2 4PH) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashurst Road (BN2 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Ashurst Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egginton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolney Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bolney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egginton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egginton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Egginton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halland Road —
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Data Sources

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