Total Crime Rate
79.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balfour Road 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 Balfour Road (BN1 6NE) 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 Balfour Road (BN1 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Lowther Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hollingdean & Fiveways| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hollingbury Rise West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ditchling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Friar Crescent | Under investigation |
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