Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grantham 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.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southdown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ditchling Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ditchling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ditchling Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ditchling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ditchling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ditchling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Florence Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Florence Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Florence Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
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