Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bates Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 346th lowest 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 Bates Road (BN1 6PF) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Road (BN1 6PF), the main crime hotspot is near Varndean Holt. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bates Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Varndean Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Drove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Preston Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittingehame Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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