Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dudley Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 307th highest crime rate of 815 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 Dudley Road (BN1 7GL) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (BN1 7GL), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Hollingdean Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ditchling Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southmount —
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romsey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Stanmer Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanmer Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Southmount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Hollingdean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Adams Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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