Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ringmer Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 175th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ringmer Drive (BN1 9HW) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringmer Drive (BN1 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Woburn Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ringmer Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulsecoomb Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moulsecoomb Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moulsecoomb Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringmer Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulsecoomb Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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