Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crowhurst Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crowhurst Road (BN1 8AR) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowhurst Road (BN1 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 347 crimes here, including 187 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crowhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rotherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelwood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bramble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Bramble Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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