Total Crime Rate

2992.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1558.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2992.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1558.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 798.5 10/10
  • Public order 689.9 10/10
  • Drugs 589.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 217.1 10/10
  • Other theft 93.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 54.3 10/10
  • Other crime 46.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bramble Way area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bramble Way (BN1 8GL) in the last 12 months was 2992.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3702.6% higher 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 201 (≈ 1558.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramble Way (BN1 8GL), 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 Bramble Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
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 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bramble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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