Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whittingehame Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 324th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittingehame Gardens (BN1 6PU) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittingehame Gardens (BN1 6PU), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittingehame Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Varndean Holt —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrenden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Apr 2026Public order Harrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Varndean Holt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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