Total Crime Rate

487.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 487.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Hollingdean Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 39th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hollingdean Lane (BN1 7BB) in the last 12 months was 487.0 per 1,000 residents and was 627.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 267.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollingdean Lane (BN1 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollingdean Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Edburton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southdown Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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