Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loder 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 Loder Road (BN1 6PH) 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 Loder Road (BN1 6PH), 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.
View Crime In Preston Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Varndean Holt | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Varndean Holt | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Drove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Preston Drove | Under investigation |
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