Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.8 2/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Albion Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Hill (BN2 9NW) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Albion Hill (BN2 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Rise, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ivory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blaker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scotland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montreal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Carlton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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