Crime Rates at Laughton Road, Brighton, BN2 6QF

Laughton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 228th 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 Laughton Road (BN2 6QF) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Woodingdean average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laughton Road (BN2 6QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netherfield Green, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherrington Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.