Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Uplands Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 195th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Uplands Road (BN1 7FA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Uplands Road (BN1 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Lynchet Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Uplands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynchet Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Crestway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liphook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynchet Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salehurst Close —
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Data Sources

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