Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 57.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillbrow Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 366th 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 Hillbrow Road (BN1 5JP) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbrow Road (BN1 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Fairview Rise. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillbrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Valley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dene Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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