Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Loder Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loder Road (BN1 6PL) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loder Road (BN1 6PL), 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 Loder Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndean Holt —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Drove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrenden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Drove —
Apr 2026Other crime Varndean Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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