Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 81.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Road (BN1 6DE) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (BN1 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Elder Place. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elder Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Rise β€”
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Winchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winchester Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Grantham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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