Total Crime Rate
37.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ditchling Rise area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ditchling Rise (BN1 4QP) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ditchling Rise (BN1 4QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elder Place (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Viaduct Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southdown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ditchling Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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