Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 20.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

County Oak Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 129th lowest 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 County Oak Avenue (BN1 8LT) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around County Oak Avenue (BN1 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Boat Walk, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Grove Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in County Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson County Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Avenue 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Tangmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft County Oak Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darcey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Boat Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Boat Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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