Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Orchid View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 201st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchid View (BN1 8GP) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid View (BN1 8GP), 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 Orchid View area

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

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