Crime Rates at The Crescent, Brighton, BN2 4TB

The Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (BN2 4TB) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (BN2 4TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryelands Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.