Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ditchling Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 348th 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 Ditchling Road (BN1 6NF) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchling Road (BN1 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golf Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditchling Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hollingbury Rise West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Friar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golf Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golf Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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