Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Queens Park Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 330th 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 Queens Park Road (BN2 9ZA) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Park Road (BN2 9ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Down Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whichelo Place —
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Data Sources

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