Crime Rates at Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SE

Ditchling Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 157th 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 Road (BN1 4SE) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchling Road (BN1 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshalls Row, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Place (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.