Crime Rates at Penhurst Place, Brighton, BN2 5LT

Penhurst Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 81st 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 Penhurst Place (BN2 5LT) in the last 12 months was 282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 410.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 165.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penhurst Place (BN2 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadway, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camber Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.