Crime Rates at The Close, Brighton, BN1 8XF

The Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 815 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 The Close (BN1 8XF) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (BN1 8XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Deneway, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Woodlands (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.