Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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 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
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

Hollingbury Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Road (BN1 7JD) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollingbury Road (BN1 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Ditchling Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollingbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmer Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollingbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edburton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edburton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Hollingdean Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollingdean Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingdean Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingbury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchling Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Ditchling Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditchling Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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