Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashurst Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 268th highest crime rate of 815 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 Ashurst Road (BN2 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashurst Road (BN2 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Egginton Close. Police recorded 20 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 Ashurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egginton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egginton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Egginton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egginton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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