Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ditchling Rise area has the 41st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ditchling Rise (BN1 4QR) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchling Rise (BN1 4QR), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchling Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Rise β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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