Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 4SG) 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 4SG), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Viaduct Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Wakefield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ditchling Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belton Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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