Crime Rates at Islingword Road, Brighton, BN2 9SG

Islingword Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 361st highest 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 Islingword Road (BN2 9SG) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islingword Road (BN2 9SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Martin'S Place, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.