Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hythe Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 384th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hythe Road (BN1 6JS) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Road (BN1 6JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Hollingbury Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ditchling Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
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Data Sources

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