Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 110.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upper Hollingdean Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 230th highest crime rate of 805 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 Upper Hollingdean Road (BN1 7GR) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Hollingdean Road (BN1 7GR), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Place. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Hollingdean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingbury Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollingdean Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollingdean Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Florence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingdean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent —
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Data Sources

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