Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southover Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 805 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 Southover Street (BN2 9UE) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southover Street (BN2 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Hill. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jackson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jackson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Finsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Toronto Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tarner Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southover Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whichelo Place | β |
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