Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Road (BN1 7GF) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (BN1 7GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Linkway (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Adams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanmer Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanmer Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutton Road —
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Data Sources

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