Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Slinfold Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 301st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Slinfold Close (BN2 0YS) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slinfold Close (BN2 0YS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Slinfold Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowring Way
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Hall Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowring Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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