Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Lincoln Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 805 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 Lincoln Street (BN2 9UH) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Street (BN2 9UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Martin'S Place, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southover Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whichelo Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotland Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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