Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Park Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 346th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Park Road (BN2 9ZL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Park Road (BN2 9ZL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonehurst Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pankhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glynde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glynde Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehurst Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stonehurst Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islingword Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stonehurst Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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