Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodside Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 274th 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 Woodside Avenue (BN1 5NF) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Avenue (BN1 5NF), the main crime hotspot is near Cumberland Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Lea Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curwen Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Elms Lea Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Drive —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cumberland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs North Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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