Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Hamilton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Hamilton Road (BN1 5DF) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Upper Hamilton Road (BN1 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dyke Road Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hamilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exeter Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Port Hall Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Old Shoreham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lover'S Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Caburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lover'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyke Road Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Russell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Port Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Terrace | Under investigation |
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