Preston Park
Middle areaSouth west Brighton and Hove. 8,630 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Preston Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Preston Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston Park at a rate of 61.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 153 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 150 |
| Other crime | 115 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Preston Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Preston Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Preston Park at a rate of 61.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Preston Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (153), violence and sexual offences (150) and other crime (115).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Brighton and Hove
These figures are published for the whole of Brighton and Hove, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not Preston Park alone. See Brighton and Hove
Preston Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Preston Park was £344,000 in 2025.
Preston Park had 8,556 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Preston Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Preston Park, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.