Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bates Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Bates Road (BN1 6PG) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Road (BN1 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Drove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bates Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndean Holt —
Apr 2026Public order Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Varndean Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Drove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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