Total Crime Rate

56.4 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 56.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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
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

Osborne Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 354th 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 Osborne Road (BN1 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (BN1 6LQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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