Total Crime Rate

78.2 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 78.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hollingbury Rise area has the 34th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 341st highest crime rate of 815 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 Hollingbury Rise (BN1 7HH) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollingbury Rise (BN1 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merevale (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hollingbury Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stanmer Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hutton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golf Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golf Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Hollingbury Rise West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stanmer Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hollingbury Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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