Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Road (BN1 7GF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (BN1 7GF), the main crime hotspot is near Merevale. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingbury Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmer Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merevale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollingdean Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollingdean Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hollingbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephens Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brentwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salehurst Close —
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Data Sources

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