Crime Rates at Crespin Way, Brighton, BN1 7FG

Crespin Way 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 Crespin Way (BN1 7FG) 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 Crespin Way (BN1 7FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.