Total Crime Rate

6.0 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 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Barnett Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 13th 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 Barnett Road (BN1 7GJ) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnett Road (BN1 7GJ), 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 Barnett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossway —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Adams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stanmer Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Stanmer Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynchet Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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