Total Crime Rate
121.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaconsfield Villas area has the 17th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 208th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beaconsfield Villas (BN1 6HE) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Villas (BN1 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Drove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Park Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Preston Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Drove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Ride | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Ride | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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