Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shenfield Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 141st 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 Shenfield Way (BN1 7EX) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 139.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenfield Way (BN1 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merevale (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shenfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutton Road —
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 Lynchet Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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