Total Crime Rate

319.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 319.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Audrey Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 67th highest crime rate of 805 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 Audrey Close (BN1 8XP) in the last 12 months was 319.9 per 1,000 residents and was 306.5% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Audrey Close (BN1 8XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overhill Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Audrey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patchdean Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patchdean Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brompton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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