Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albion Hill area has the 27th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 207th 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 Albion Hill (BN2 9NP) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Hill (BN2 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Place. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivory Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southover Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tarner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street
Apr 2026Public order Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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