Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Semley Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Semley Road (BN1 6EP) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Semley Road (BN1 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hollingdean & Fiveways| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hollingbury Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanmer Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanmer Park Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grantham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Adams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ditchling Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ditchling Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingbury Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingbury Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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