Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Milton Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (BN2 9TR) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (BN2 9TR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Washington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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