Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southdown Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Southdown Road (BN1 6FH) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
In the area around Southdown Road (BN1 6FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Havelock Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hollingdean & Fiveways| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hollingbury Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingbury Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grantham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ditchling Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleveland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cleveland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ditchling Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingbury Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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