Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Denton Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 140th highest crime rate of 815 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 Denton Drive (BN1 8LS) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 310.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Drive (BN1 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Grove Crescent. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hollingdean & Fiveways

Crime Over Time in Denton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wilmington Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birch Grove Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmington Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Warmdene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑