Crime Rates at Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HE

Beaconsfield Villas area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 288th highest crime rate of 815 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 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield Villas (BN1 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loder Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Drove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.