Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Havelock Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Havelock Road (BN1 6GL) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Havelock Road (BN1 6GL), 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 Havelock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Preston Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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