Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stephens Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 271st 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 Stephens Road (BN1 7ER) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephens Road (BN1 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Down. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lambourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thompson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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