Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barrow Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 206th 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 Barrow Hill (BN1 7FF) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Hill (BN1 7FF), 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 Barrow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culpepper Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynchet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillstone Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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