Total Crime Rate

457.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 457.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.8 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 46th highest crime rate of 815 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 457.3 per 1,000 residents and was 523.1% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 282.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollingdean Lane (BN1 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 69 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Hollingdean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Grantham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vere Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southmount —
Sep 2025Drugs Southmount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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