Crime Rate in Rottingdean & West Saltdean, ward

Rottingdean & West Saltdean has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Brighton and Hove district and the 1952nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 353rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rottingdean & West Saltdean in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Brighton and Hove district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rottingdean & West Saltdean’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rottingdean & West Saltdean ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.