Total Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 251.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Upper Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 89th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Upper Drive (BN3 6NA) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 472.2% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Upper Drive (BN3 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Greyfriars. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Upper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Park Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Greyfriars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bigwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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