Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Melrose Close 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 Melrose Close (BN1 7BP) 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 Melrose Close (BN1 7BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynchet Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tavistock Down (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Uplands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lynchet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saunders Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Lambourne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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