Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grantham Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grantham Road (BN1 6EF) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grantham Road (BN1 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grantham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Springfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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