Crime Rates at Beacon Close, Brighton, BN1 6JN

Beacon Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 337th highest 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 Beacon Close (BN1 6JN) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Close (BN1 6JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowther Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.