Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 75.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beatty Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 341st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beatty Avenue (BN1 9EE) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatty Avenue (BN1 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Coldean Lane. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beatty Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Charltons —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldean Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldean Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coldean Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beatty Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Standean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saunders Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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