Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lloyd Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 397th highest 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 Lloyd Road (BN3 6NL) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lloyd Road (BN3 6NL), 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.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caister'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caister'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caister'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greyfriars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bigwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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