Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 108th 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 Mill Rise (BN1 5GD) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Rise (BN1 5GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterhall Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatton Park Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Patcham & Hollingbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bankside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside | Under investigation |
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