Total Crime Rate

196.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 196.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Preston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 127th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (BN1 6AF) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (BN1 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyke Road Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lover'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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