Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 126.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brighton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Marine , and the 25th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (BN43 6DH) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.0% higher than the Marine average (37.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN43 6DH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Humphrey'S Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ham Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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