Crime Rate in Hollingdean & Fiveways, ward

Hollingdean & Fiveways has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Brighton and Hove district and the 3145th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 440th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hollingdean & Fiveways in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Brighton and Hove district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hollingdean & Fiveways’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 416 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 528 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hollingdean & Fiveways ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.