Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Davey Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 343rd highest 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 Davey Drive (BN1 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davey Drive (BN1 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Davey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freehold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liphook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Crestway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hollingdean Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephens Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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