Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Crabtree Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crabtree Avenue (BN1 8DE) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree Avenue (BN1 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Grove Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Denton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hartfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hartfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
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Data Sources

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