Crime Rates at Orchid View, Brighton, BN1 8GP

Orchid View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 815 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 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid View (BN1 8GP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.