Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Hanover Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 380th 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 Hanover Street (BN2 9ST) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (BN2 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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