Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Braeside Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Braeside Avenue (BN1 8SP) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braeside Avenue (BN1 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mackie Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eskbank Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mackie Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mackie Avenue | — |
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