Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southover 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Hill β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tarner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southover Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whichelo Place β€”

Data Sources

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