Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jersey Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Jersey Street (BN2 9NU) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jersey Street (BN2 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Place. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jersey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ivory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newhaven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Hill
Sep 2025Public order Scotland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montreal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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