Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cleveland Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 149th 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 Cleveland Road (BN1 6FG) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Cleveland Road (BN1 6FG), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Drove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cleveland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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