Crime Rates at Payne Terrace, Brighton, BN1 7GP

Payne Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 287th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Payne Terrace (BN1 7GP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Payne Terrace (BN1 7GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Hollingdean Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditchling Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.