Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limney Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 308th highest crime rate of 805 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 Limney Road (BN2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limney Road (BN2 5QS), the main crime hotspot is near Albourne Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Swanborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uckfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sompting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albourne Close
Apr 2026Other crime Swanborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehawk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ninfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiston Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graffham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Limney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twineham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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