Crime Rates at The Crestway, Brighton, BN1 7BN

The Crestway area has the 31st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 327th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crestway (BN1 7BN) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crestway (BN1 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.